Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has candidly expressed his frustration with social media during a long-form interview.

When the host, posing a hypothetical scenario, asked what the Prime Minister would do if he were a dictator for five years, Albanese revealed that banning social media would be first on his list.

The Prime Minister’s comment comes at a critical time as the federal parliament is deliberating on a ‘misinformation’ bill, a controversial proposal that has raised alarm over online censorship and government’s role in deciding the truth.