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Australian Christian Lobby says plans to combat social media misinformation will ‘cancel Christian posts’ (www.theguardian.com)

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Claim comes despite draft of bill explaining media regulator will not be empowered to request specific content be removed from digital platforms

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

“The ‘mis-information bill’ is particularly dangerous for Christians who want to express an alternate view to the prevailing woke culture on gender and sexuality and for those who want to speak out against abortion,” she said.

This seems to be the main issue they have with it.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago

Yeah because the only ammo they have for their side is made up bullshit

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The bill still leaves enforcement of specific content up to the platforms.. so it seems they're implying their own posts on these topics would be generally considered misinformation? I respect the honesty lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Cool so they want to spread misinformation based on religion. I see this as very similar to if they’d said they wouldn’t be allowed to speak out against evolution