Australia to require social apps to let users turn off algorithms and see only followed posts
santoshpanda · x · 2026-09-07
Australia will mandate that social media apps offer an option to disable the recommendation algorithm and display only posts from accounts users follow. Supporters see it as making "follow" meaningful again, contrasting with algorithm-dominated feeds elsewhere.
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