Digital Duty of Care Bill: What Labor's Really Proposing (And Why It Should Worry You)

<p>The government wants power to decide what counts as &quot;harmful&quot; online, no vote required. We break down the Digital Duty of Care Bill, the Strengthening Enforcement Bill that just passed, and why Labor keeps using kids&#39; safety to sell control.Two separate bills, both amending the Online Safety Act, are moving through Parliament right now. One just passed the Senate. The other is a draft everyone&#39;s arguing about, and most people online are mixing the two up.We break down what each bill actually does, the &quot;disallowable legislative instrument&quot; clause that lets the Communications Minister add new &quot;harms&quot; without new legislation, and why the government is blaming &quot;the algorithm&quot; for its own falling popularity instead of its content strategy (or lack of one).We&#39;re going to be following this closely as it goes towards a vote.Links we mention during this episode:Anika Wells interview: https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/media/2026/09/05/anika-wells-interviewPeta Credlin segment including different interview with Anika Wells: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5DQCYkpIsEMichael Shellenberger on Australia&#39;s new proposed legislation and participation in global censorship. Follow this thread: https://x.com/shellenberger/status/2097854587646464227If you want to watch ad free, this episode is available for free on our Patreon: https://rusticspirits.me/membership</p>