Australian Code of Practice
on Disinformation and Misinformation Review
OVERVIEW
2025 review of the ACPDM
Signatories are dedicated to continual improvement of the Code. As part of this, DIGI conducts periodic reviews to consider public and stakeholder feedback on how the Code works and what it applies to. This consultation is now closed.
If you have any questions, you can contact us at hello@digi.org.au.
Outcome of the review
The 2026 revised ACPDM builds on the Code’s flexible, opt-in framework, introducing a range of new commitments by signatories to combat dis- and misinformation and bolstering the Code’s transparency and governance requirements. Key updates introduce new commitments by signatories to support users’ ability to identify AI generated content and provide more details on these systems, ensure users have information about enforcement actions on their accounts, and support the work of the Australian Electoral Commission to ensure electoral integrity online. The governance of the Code has been improved with an Independent Advisory Committee. The Best Practice Guidelines for Transparency Reporting by signatories have also been updated, to introduce 32 common quantitative and qualitative data-points. These updates demonstrate signatories’ commitment to ensuring the ACPDM is responsive to the evolving challenges of dis- and misinformation online. The outcome of the review is available to read in the 2026 annual report, via the link below.
Discussion Paper
The Consultation was conducted 30 September – 3 November 2025.
This Discussion Paper was prepared by the Digital Industry Group Inc. (DIGI) to assist public consultation for the 2025 review of the Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation (ACPDM). The ACPDM, a self-regulatory code developed by DIGI, has been adopted by major companies including Adobe, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Redbubble, TikTok, and Twitch. The review of the Code was comprehensive, examining the scope of the ACPDM and potential improvements to the code’s governance and oversight.
Make a submission
Submissions to the public consultation of the 2025 ACPDM review have now closed. Thank you to the individuals and organisations that made a submission.
You can review the submissions here.
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Lodge a complaint
To lodge a complaint under the code, please use the complaint form here. DIGI only accepts complaints from the Australian public where they believe a signatory has materially breached the code’s commitments. DIGI cannot accept complaints about individual items of content on signatories’ products or services, and ask that these be directed to the signatory via their reporting mechanisms or otherwise.
Get in touch
The code is open to any company in the digital industry as a blueprint for best practice for how to combat mis and disinformation online. If you are interested in adopting the code, please contact us at hello@digi.org.au.
