Inquiry into the risk posed to Australia’s democracy by foreign interference through social

Governments and social media companies have sought to prevent foreign interference through social media using a range of policy responses, including increased scrutiny of online activity during elections, the implementation of rules and policies to prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation and the use of advanced algorithms to detect and remove fake accounts and other forms of interf. [...] There are a range of individual human rights potentially impacted by the use of social media in this way, with key examples including the right to freedom of expression,11 right to privacy,12 and the right to take part in public affairs.13 5 Australian Human Rights Commission Inquiry into the risk posed to Australia’s democracy by foreign interference through social media 16 February 2023 3.1 Misi. [...] One account used the disrupted plot to promote and amplify the hashtags #MuslimBan and #StopImportingIslam.21 Both the quantity and quality of these types of disinformation campaigns can be expected to increase into the future, largely driven by continuing advances in the technology that is used, and the ease with which it can be deployed. [...] The aim should be to bring greater transparency to the ways in which misinformation and disinformation are being addressed both to enhance the public understanding of the risks to Australia, and ensure that other rights and freedoms are not disproportionately impacted. [...] Concerns of this nature have resulted in bans on the use of TikTok on government-issued devices being introduced by the federal government and nearly half of the states in the USA,43 as well the Netherlands issuing general advice to suspend the use of TikTok for the government until data protection policies have been adjusted.44 It has been reported that a number of Australian government departmen.