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Australia’s Department of Home Affairs made most requests for Covid misinformation takedowns – The Guardian
Home affairs has made more than 500 requests for information to be removed from social media
The Department of Home Affairs has made more requests for misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic to be removed from Facebook than any other government department in Australia since March last year, Guardian Australia has learned.
Despite not having direct responsibility over social media companies like Facebook and Twitter, or being responsible for the governments response to the pandemic, Peter Duttons mega agency has sent more than 500 takedown requests for misinformation and scams related…
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