Online independent media has been booming since the Gaza war.

There is a plethora of sites including those that broadcast videos of attacks against Israeli military.

The distrust of the MSM is spreading. Nobody believes that "fair and balanced" news is either the truth or is fair and balanced.

The US has attempted to block free speech by numerous moves to silence voices opposed to the US politics but it is failing as the independent media and voices proliferate.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/09/15/australia-introduces-legislation-to-outla...







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Eric Worrall

As Australia approaches its next cycle of state and federal elections, the radical Aussie Federal Government is pushing laws which could silence media criticism of their key policy positions.

    ‘Attack on our freedoms’: Government’s revised online misinformation bill slammed as ‘chilling assault’ on free speech

    Labor’s new online misinformation bill has been slammed as a “chilling assault” on freedom of speech, with critics claiming the government’s definition of “serious harm” could capture “any difference of opinion”.

    Patrick Hannaford Digital Reporter
    4 min read
    September 12, 2024 – 5:00PM

    …

    Communications Minister Michelle Rowland introduced the legislation to Parliament on Thursday, claiming misinformation and disinformation pose a “serious threat” to Australian’s  “safety and wellbeing” as well as “our democracy, society and economy”.

    The Albanese government was forced to abandon a previous draft version of the laws after they were widely condemned by everyone from media organisations and tech companies to civil liberties groups and even the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 21^st, 2024 at 10:17pm:



And it certainly won't allow for the opinions on Ozpolitic -

the Gulags will be overflowing with those who made posts
that disagreed with Albo's policies.
They'll also put Pauline Hanson there for a hard labor sentence -
breaking large rocks into smaller rocks.

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