More news: Greens communications spokeswoman Sarah Hanson-Young is ready to back the government if it introduces opt-in rules for social media algorithms. In a statement on Sunday afternoon AEST, ...

Draft laws would create an opt-out system to turn off algorithms on social media platforms. The bill would also make social media companies responsible for minimising and preventing harm on their ...

Consent advocate Chanel Contos is urging the federal government to pursue an opt-in for algorithmic social media feeds because it will be "too easy" for tech giants to design their way around weaker ...

Beyond letting users opt-out, Greens leader David Shoebridge said the bill needed to go after platforms' addictive design ...

A social media crackdown that would force tech giants to offer an algorithm opt-out faces major hurdles after a key minor party dismissed proposed penalties as “bugger all.” An exposure draft of a ...

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Australia’s proposed social media algorithm opt-out has already sparked plenty of speculation about what happens if users start switching off personalised recommendations and returning to feeds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australia's government confirmed on Tuesday that it would seek to implement legislation to enable all social media users to opt ...

Ms Plibersek told ABC Insiders on Sunday there was “more to do” to tackle the “huge role” of social media platforms in the rise of sexual violence in young people, especially the practice commonly ...

Chanel Contos is warning tech giants could design their way around weaker attempts to rein in harmful social media algorithms. The Teach Us Consent chief executive used a National Press Club speech to ...

A social media crackdown that would force tech giants to offer an algorithm opt-out faces major hurdles after a key minor party dismissed proposed penalties as "bugger all". An exposure draft of a ...