PoliticalAustralia·Unpinned16 Oct 2026
Australian government proposes regulations for social media algorithms
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The Australian government introduced new legislation to parliament this week aimed at regulating social media algorithms to protect users from harmful content. The reforms center on a proposed "off switch" that would force platforms to allow users to disable recommender systems and view content only from accounts they follow, alongside a new legal duty of…
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