A government that cannot be trusted to tell Australians the truth should not be given more power over what Australians can see and say online. How are Australians supposed to call out Labor’s lies if the government can pressure platforms to silence its critics and restrict free speech? All this talk from Albanese about a digital duty of care and controlling algorithms is just cover for what it really is: a Chinese Communist Party-style internet censorship bill. Australians should call their local MP and tell them this bill stinks.

Labor lost a safe seat to One Nation in Western Australia. Instead of asking why voters abandoned them, Labor immediately blamed social media. They clearly fear Australians talking to each other online. They clearly fear people calling out their Labor lies. Instead of reflecting on themselves, Labor has now moved urgent legislation so they can censor what you can see and say online. That is the instinct of an authoritarian regime. It follows in the footsteps of Iran, China, Russia and Myanmar. There is nothing this lying Labor government won’t do to hold onto power.