Is Labor cooking up a ‘ministry of truth?’ No, it’s just an opposition scare campaign – with a side of hypocrisy | Paul Karp

The Coalition now opposes the type of social media regulation it supported in government - and its about-face is aimed at fuelling the campaigning journalism of Labor's critics

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Labor has a patchy record when it comes to free speech online.

In 2008, it attempted to filter the internet - an idea that limped on despite enormous practical difficulties until it was ditched in November 2012.

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