The right’s reaction to Labour’s digital bailout bill is not about free speech, but its warnings about abuses have curbed criticism.

The right’s feverish reaction to the government’s Digital Duty of Care Bill says a lot about its business model.

National Movement leader Matt Canavan said the proposed legislation would give “any government the right to decide what you read on your phone.” “Canberra shouldn’t dictate what Australians see online, replacing one mandatory system with another,” suggested communications shadow Sarah Henderson. Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has left the witness protection program and said giving users the option to opt out of personalized feeds was because Labor wanted to “control the media for their benefit, not the Australian people”.