Friday, 24 March, 2023

Australian govt grills Meta, Google over misinformation, cyberbullying

<p>A government committee in Australia interrogated Meta and Google about the spread of misinformation and cyberbullying on their platforms. The committee questioned Lucinda Longcroft, Google&#39;s director of government affairs and public policy, about misleading Covid-19 information on YouTube. Meta representatives were questioned about death and rape threats made on Facebook against Australian presenter Erin Molan and her young daughter.</p>