US blasts Australia's algorithm opt-out proposal as 'censorship'
1659447091 · hn · 2026-09-23
Australia's proposed laws letting users opt out of algorithmic recommendations have drawn criticism from the US, which calls the plan 'censorship'. The HN discussion weighs algorithm transparency, user choice, and the limits of government intervention in recommender systems.
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