The eSafety Commissioner alleges Telegram failed to detect and remove pro-terrorist and extremist material, including videos of executions and attacks.
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Discipline of Media and Communications, University of Sydney
The decision tracks with a long history of editors and journalists being early adopters of tech innovations.
YouTube was found to have used AI to edit videos without creators’ consent. And it’s not the first time a media company has done this.
As trust in traditional media declines, populist influencers and journalistic ‘newsfluencers’ are gaining power.
If Pavel Durov is successfully prosecuted, it could lay the groundwork for further legal action against larger tech companies.
The quality of Australian media was heavily criticised during the 2019 election campaign. So what can be done about it?
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