Australia to let users opt out of social media algorithms, Albanese confirms
mrkpdl · hn · 2026-09-08
Australian PM Albanese confirmed that Australia will move to let users opt out of social media recommendation algorithms, allowing alternatives like chronological feeds. It's another concrete regulatory step against platform recommender systems, with details still to be finalized.
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