Social media companies would be required to give users a choice to turn off their algorithm through pop-up messages, under draft laws to be unveiled by the government later this week.

Chris Minns has also thrown his support behind calls to ban depictions of strangulation in pornography, saying young people’s access to violent sexual imagery was “the problem of our times”.

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 head of Instagram says the average person who turns off their algorithm will have a much worse "user experience", as Australia debates new opt-out laws.

Australians will be able to opt out of social media algorithms as part of new online safety rules, which come as US tech companies also face higher tax bills.

We won’t see content marketing revert to 2012, when brands would publish to a chronological feed and hope their followers are ...

Australians could be given the option of opting out of powerful social media algorithms under new legislation cracking down on big tech, a minister said Monday. "A lot of Australians appreciate the ...

Are we shaping our feeds or are they shaping us — and is this healthy? Faculty weigh in recommendation algorithms.

A concerning rise in sexual violence among teens has prompted the government to weigh up two key reforms to tackle violent and misogynistic content online. Ms Plibersek told ABC Insiders on Sunday ...

US says Australia’s proposed law to opt out of social media algorithm is ‘censorship’ - Changes applied to algorithms may impact users globally, US says ...

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