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Australia Is Censoring Free Speech, Trump Says on His New State-Run TV Channel — The Shovel
What happened
Donald Trump made comments criticising Australia's proposal to allow opting out of algorithms on his new state-run TV channel, Trump TV. A White House spokesperson expressed similar views, stating that allowing people to choose their algorithm sets a "dangerous precedent". The US government submitted a statement to the Australian Government expressing concerns about potential "rigid, one-size-fits-all platform design requirements".
Why it matters
The comments suggest a disagreement between the US and Australia over the balance between free speech and algorithmic control of news feeds.
Key facts
- US President Donald Trump has a new state-run TV channel, Trump TV.
- A White House spokesperson made similar comments to Trump's about algorithmic control of news feeds.
- The US government submitted a statement to the Australian Government expressing concerns about algorithmic control.
Official statement
“The idea that people could have a choice about what’s in their news feed is basically communism,”
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