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 ...

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, ...

The Albanese government has introduced its digital duty of care legislation to parliament today. The bill includes an "off ...

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 ...

Labour to support under-16 social media ban, and follow Australia with algorithm opt-outs, a duty of care law and an independent online regulator ...

Under the draft laws, tech firms face fines if they do not give users the option to switch off algorithms.

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To target doomscrolling, the Australian government is making it mandatory for social media platforms to add a prominent ...

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 ...

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 ...