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.

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

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 ...

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.

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

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, ...

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Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...