Musk dubs the Australian government 'fascist' for proposing a law that would require all social media platforms to comply with stricter content moderation rules.

Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, called Australia’s centre-left government “fascists” on Friday over proposed legislation to slap fines on social media firms for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online.

Australian politicians have criticised X owner Elon Musk for describing the federal government as “fascists” over proposed new laws which would see digital platforms fined up to 5 per cent of their global revenue if they failed to prevent the spread of misinformation.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hit back at Elon Musk on Saturday after the tech mogul called his government "fascists" for proposing laws that would fine social media giants for spreading misinformation.

Elon Musk calls Australian government ‘fascists’ over social media bill - Proposed law allows for fining social media companies up to 5 per cent of annual revenues if they fail to take steps to ’manag

Elon Musk on Friday called the Australian government "fascists" after a proposed law that attempts to crack down on misinformation on the Internet.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has labeled the Australian government as “fascists” over proposed new laws to crack down on digital misinformation, particularly on social media websites.

Elon Musk has labeled Australia's center-left government 'fascists' in response to proposed legislation that would fine social media platforms for failing to curb misinformation. The law aims to hold tech giants accountable by making them create codes of conduct and imposing fines for non-compliance.

Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, on Friday called Australia's centre-left government "fascists" over proposed legislation to slap fines on social media firms for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online.