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Andrew Brown

INSANE: Hope of misinformation crackdown after stabbing attacks | Vintage Vibes

False theories and graphic content were posted online following a stabbing at a Sydney church. (Paul Braven/AAP PHOTOS)

Tougher penalties forcing social media companies to remove misinformation from their platforms need to be rolled out to set a benchmark for the rest of the world, the opposition leader claims.

Peter Dutton has backed efforts calling for harsher sanctions to combat misinformation online, after false theories and graphic content were posted to platforms following a stabbing at a Sydney church on Monday and the Bondi Junction attack.

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