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Plan to Control Smart TVs in Australia Likened to Orwell’s 1984

‘They’ve read some of Orwell’s books and taken them too literally,’ Coalition Senator Hollie Hughes said
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Plan to Control Smart TVs in Australia Likened to Orwell’s 1984
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Monica O’Shea
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The Australian Government is planning to legislate a “prominence framework” to control what Australians watch on Smart TVs.

The plan would control which local television services can be easily found on television devices, such as free-to-air television channels ABC and SBS.
Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]
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