Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation

Firms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face "substantial" penalties if they don't give the option, minister says. Australians would be able to switch off social media algorithms under draft legislation to be proposed this week [1].

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1. bbc.co.uk · Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation Sep 7, 2026

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