Australian PM declares 'social media has a responsibility' to remove memes of him from the internet

"They've removed various sites that were up containing fake images of myself superimposed on other people."

"They've removed various sites that were up containing fake images of myself superimposed on other people."

The Prime Minister of Australia declared during a press conference on Wednesday that social media platforms have "a responsibility" to remove memes of him from the internet.

PM Anthony Albanese stated during a press conference: "Social media platforms have a responsibility to make sure that misinformation [doesn't get] out there.



He said that while he was on his way to the press conference, he noticed that platforms had "removed various sites that were up, containing fake images [of himself] superimposed on other people."

"That's the sort of thing that is going on on social media. Social media has a responsibility to do the right thing here."

This came a day after the PM demanded Elon Musk completely take down a video of an alleged terrorist attack in Sydney from the X, despite the platform already blocking it from Australian users, per Reuters.

"Does the PM think he should have jurisdiction over all of Earth?" Musk posted in response, also writing that "if ANY country is allowed to censor content for ALL countries, which is what the Australian 'eSafety Commissar' is demanding, then what is to stop any country from controlling the entire Internet?"

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