Australia Considers Optional Social Media Algorithms
🐿️ The Squirrel's Take
Australia's move to make algorithms optional could force tech giants to rethink user engagement metrics, but enforcement will be the real test.
💡 Why it matters
If enacted, this policy could reduce harmful content exposure for minors and set a global precedent for algorithmic accountability.
Australia's social services minister links social media algorithms to rising teen sexual violence, proposing opt-in/opt-out algorithm rules and a UK-style ban on strangulation in pornography.
📡 Where we spotted it (2)
The Guardian
Australia could make social media algorithms optional and follow UK ban on pornography depicting strangulation
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koreajoongangdaily.com
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