Date: 18/12/2025 23:21:39
From: SCIENCE
ID: 2342797
Subject: re: Bondi shooting

SCIENCE said:

Divine Angel said:

Disinformation expert Timothy Graham says X’s content monetisation program is providing an incentive for users to share misinformation.
X and other social media platforms were flooded with false and misleading claims following the attack on Bondi Beach.
What’s next?
Dr Graham says the solutions to misinformation on social media are complex, but addressing the incentives and providing more transparency into the platforms would be a good start.

surprise

but one solution to misinformation on social media is not complex

realise that speech is just like any other action and isn’t “free” in a the bullshit way they think it is

look, we just didn’t want to introduce any laws or enforcement to constrict hate preachers of a certain cult, in case they would then create an expectation that we constrict hate preachers of our favoured ethnicity / cult / leaning / orientation / sexgender / appearance / language / whatever

Labor’s proposed crackdown on hate speech inciting violence and vilification has been described as “welcome” but “overdue” by Jewish groups. Security experts say tougher hate speech laws may constrict so-called “hate preachers” provided the Albanese government is willing to use them.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-18/hate-speech-crackdown-welcome-as-labor-warned-laws-must-be-used/106155900

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