Foreign interference through social media is an active threat. Here's what Australia can do

  • Written by: Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Last week, a special Senate committee released a report on foreign interference through social media.

It makes for scary reading. In addition to widely publicised criticisms of WeChat and TikTok – social media platforms owned by Chinese companies – the committee found US-based platforms like X (formerly known as Twitter),...

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