Claims that Sky News Australia is spreading COVID-19 misinformation are “frankly ridiculous,” according to CEO Paul Whittaker, who issued a stinging criticism of video-sharing giant YouTube, at a parliamentary inquiry on Monday.
Fronting the Standing Committee on Environment and Communications, Whittaker questioned why the Google-owned tech giant could be an arbiter of content.
“There is no expectation that our viewers agree with every opinion expressed by every host, guest, or panelist,” he said. “But it now appears commonplace to discredit any debate on contentious issues as ‘misinformation’.”
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