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Establishment of the Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society

Parliament of Australia

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Date Published
16 May 2024
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16 Sept 2026, 05:22 am

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This parliamentary record details the formal establishment of a Joint Select Committee tasked with investigating the impact of social media and its underlying algorithms on Australian society. The committee's mandate includes examining the use of generative AI in creating and disseminating harmful content, such as deepfakes and misogynistic material, which poses significant risks to democratic integrity and social cohesion. By scrutinizing how AI-driven platforms prioritize engagement over safety, this inquiry represents a critical step in Australia's regulatory response to the systemic risks associated with frontier AI deployment in the public sphere.