澳大利亚以缺乏支持为由，废除了赋予监管机构对社交媒体错误信息权力的法案。 Australia scraps bill to give watchdog power over social media misinformation, citing lack of support.

澳大利亚政府撤回了一项法案，该法案旨在赋予媒体监管机构监控数字平台错误信息和虚假信息的权力。 Australia's government has withdrawn a bill that aimed to give a media watchdog the power to monitor digital platforms for misinformation and disinformation. 包括反对派在内的批评者认为，该法案类似于审查制度，对言论自由构成威胁。 Critics, including the opposition, argued the bill resembled censorship and posed a threat to free speech. 通信部长米歇尔·罗兰 （Michelle Rowland） 承认，该法案缺乏足够的支持，无法在参议院获得通过。 The Communications Minister Michelle Rowland admitted the bill lacked sufficient support to pass in the Senate. 如果自我监管失败，该立法将允许澳大利亚通信和媒体管理局（Australian Communications and Media Authority）为社交媒体公司执行行为准则。 The legislation would have allowed the Australian Communications and Media Authority to enforce a code of conduct for social media companies if self-regulation failed.