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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>US business mogul Elon Musk doubled down on branding the Australian government “fascists,\u201d hitting back at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over a planned misinformation and disinformation crackdown, local media reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The latest verbal assault came after Albanese, responding to a post by Musk, said social media companies have a social responsibility, echoing similar comments by leaders in many countries.<\/p>\n

Musk, who owns Tesla and social media platform X, responded to a post on Thursday about Australia’s measures with the word “fascists.\u201d<\/p>\n

In another post on Saturday night, he wrote: “Far left fascists love censorship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s suggested regulations could impose fines of up to 5% of annual revenue on social media firms for failing to address intentional falsehoods propagated on their platforms.<\/p>\n

Since taking over X \u2013 then known as Twitter \u2013 in 2022, Musk has drawn criticism for eliminating rules banning hate speech and disinformation and gutting staff meant to rein in racism and harassment.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks and months, posting personally on the platform, Musk faced condemnation for saying \u201ccivil war is inevitable\u201d in Britain and promoting the idea that only \u201chigh testosterone\u201d men should run governments.<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s legislation, if enacted, would grant the federal government the authority to penalize tech giants such as X and Meta for disseminating misinformation on their platforms.<\/p>\n

This episode has rekindled friction between Musk and Australian officials, amid the ongoing global struggle over the regulation of social media, with countries such as Tu\u0308rkiye and Brazil banning access to such platforms as Instagram and X, at least temporarily, over objectionable content.<\/p>\n

In April, Albanese called Musk an “arrogant billionaire” amid a dispute over whether footage of a church stabbing in Sydney should be displayed on X.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mauritius Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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