Towards a Workable Legal Regime for Truth in Political Advertising
18 MARCH 2021
The Institute co-hosted a webinar with the and the 聽on regulating truth in political advertising.听
The webinar explored the prevalence of dishonest advertising and disinformation at election time -聽a growing problem compounded by the proliferation of social media and other online forms of political communication.
The webinar explored聽the character and effect of disinformation campaigns and聽attempts to regulate聽in a range of established democracies. It concluded聽that Australia could provide a model for the world in regulating truth in election聽advertising, drawing on our tradition of聽bold electoral innovation.听
The聽speaker panel: Professor Lisa Hill, and .听
A recording is now available.