Social platforms set advertising rules on Indigenous voice for Australia’s first referendum in digital age
by Josh Butler from on (#68935)
Warren Mundine, a leading critic of voice to parliament, is concerned advertising from main referendum campaigns may be removed by platforms
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Major online platforms are setting their transparency and misinformation rules for Australia's first referendum in the digital age, as Warren Mundine, a prominent member of the no campaign, calls for advertising about the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum to run unrestricted.
Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat will require all paid ads for the voice referendum to carry authorisation messages like those at elections, and will fact-check ads and remove those rated as false.
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