Opinion

Why trust social media companies with Australia's democracy?

By Chris Cooper
January 11 2022 - 5:25am
The cumulative drip of conspiratorial, divisive and extreme information aimed at susceptible audiences is eroding our democracy. Picture: Shutterstock
The cumulative drip of conspiratorial, divisive and extreme information aimed at susceptible audiences is eroding our democracy. Picture: Shutterstock

At the next federal election, Australia will be using outdated, 20th-century rules to try to manage a very 21st-century digital threat.