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Home Parliamentary Business Committees Joint Committees Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society Second interim report: digital platforms and the traditional news media

Second interim report: digital platforms and the traditional news media

REPORT - October 2024

Inquiry home page Committee home page
Full Report (PDF)

Contents

Members
Terms of reference
  • Interim report recommendations
Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Conduct of the committee's inquiry
  • Scope of this report
  • Operation of digital platforms in Australia
  • Influence of social media platforms in Australia
  • The Bargaining Code
Chapter 2 - The changing media landscape in Australia
  • Overview
  • The impact of digital platforms on the Australian media landscape
  • The rise of mis- and disinformation on digital platforms
  • The importance of public interest journalism in countering mis- and disinformation
  • Regulation of mis- and disinformation on digital platforms
Chapter 3 - News Media Bargaining Code
  • Overview
  • Meta's decision not to renew deals under the News Media Bargaining Code
  • The rationale for government intervention in the news media sector
  • Options to support public interest journalism and the news media sector
  • Committee View
  • Interim report recommendations
  • Executive Summary
  • Transparency Obligations
  • Impact of Social Media on News Media: News Media Bargaining Code and Media Content Primacy
  • Misinformation and Disinformation Legislation: the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024
  • Acknowledgments and Reflections
Australian Greens' additional comments
In this section
  • About this inquiry

    The committee has been established to inquire into and report on the influence and impacts of social media on Australian society.

  • Chapters
    • Chapter 1 - Introduction
    • Chapter 2 - The changing media landscape in Australia
    • Chapter 3 - News Media Bargaining Code
  • Other information
    • Members
    • Terms of reference
    • List of recommendations
    • Coalition Members' dissenting report
    • Australian Greens' additional comments
Full Report (PDF)
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