The Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026 has been published and it is worse than you think. It criminalises speech that merely causes fear even if no harm occurs, 5 years imprisonment.

the Joint Select Committee on Social Media finally ended today.

𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲:

🔴 This Committee is to determine the use of age verification (Digital ID) to protect children from social media.

🔴 Journalists and news corporations raised their concerns of the spread of mis/disinformation.

🔴 Sarah Hanson-Young is concerned about the harms of social media on young people.

🔴 Australian Media Alliance President, Karen Percy believes it’s okay for MSM to be exempt from Mis/Dis bill.

🔴 Zoe Daniel has a $3000 Louis Vuitton handbag. 🔴 The decision on whether the government will enforce age verification on social media appears to be an emotional one, rather than a logical one.

🔴 There was almost no opposition at the Committee hearings, only Leo Puglisi provided any differing views.

🔴 CyberCX Executive Director, Jordan Newnham investigated 𝕏Corp for spreading propaganda, reached out for comment but they didn’t respond.

🔴 Disaffected male teenagers find themselves engaging in content produced by Andrew Tate because the algorithm allegedly forces it upon them.

🔴 The only social media platform that was vilified by the Committee throughout the entire proceeding was 𝕏.

🔴 Leo Puglisi had a formal, almost 1 hour long discussion on the impacts of a social media ban for teenagers. Only +1 other U18 was present at the Committee throughout the previous sessions. Believes YouTube is too valued by teens to be restricted, shouldn’t be a blanket ban, more social media education for parents.

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚❗️

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 is being tabled in Parliament.

This is not a drill.

It will V͟E͟R͟Y͟ ͟L͟I͟K͟E͟L͟Y be guillotined through the Senate without debate and receive the majority of votes needed by the Labor Party/Greens/Independents in the HOR, exactly the same way the Digital iD bill was shoehorned into law in

More details coming soon.

𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘. 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃:

Australia’s media watchdog, ACMA will be given greater powers to demand social media platforms to takedown Misinformation and Disinformation.

If they don’t — threats of fines up to 5% of their global revenue will be issued.

The governments definition of Misinformation & Disinformation include “seriously harmful and verifiably false content.”

Examples include “lies spread after the Bondi Junction stabbing, vaccine misinformation and political lies.”