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Not enough data on election misinformation, say experts, as critics warn of government censorship

It’s ‘incumbent' PROC look more closely at the topic and to strike a middle-ground between protected speech and debate the responsibility people have for the misinformation they spread, says Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull.

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Not enough data on election misinformation, say experts, as critics warn of government censorship

It’s ‘incumbent' PROC look more closely at the topic and to strike a middle-ground between protected speech and debate the responsibility people have for the misinformation they spread, says Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull.

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