Social Media Algorithm Crackdown
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- Shane WrightSydney Morning Herald
- Tom McIlroy Political editorThe Guardian
- Emily KaineSydney Morning Herald
- Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning Post
- AFPAl Jazeera
- Simon AtkinsonBBC
- The Associated PressNPR
- Jonathan PearlmanThe Straits Times
- The Hindu BureauThe Hindu
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Australians could opt out of social media algorithms under proposed law
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The move for more user control and to keep children safer online follows Australia introducing world-first laws in December last year that ban children younger than 16 from holding accounts on the world's largest social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
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- 6 Sep
“Empowering parents to do the same for those that are in their custody, their kids, should absolutely be something we consider.”
- 7 Sep
In December, Australia banned under-16s from accessing social media platforms as part of a world-first crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and “predatory algorithms”.
- 8 Sep
Australian social media users to be offered choice to opt out of algorithms
- 10 Sep
The draft legislation for the Digital Duty of Care was released on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) for targeted consultation.
Coverage 9 articles
- 10 Sep Australia’s plan to let users opt out of social media algorithms | Explained
The Hindu 8 Sep Australia unveils landmark Bill to let social media users opt out of algorithm
The Straits Times
8 Sep Australian social media users to be offered choice to opt out of algorithms
NPR
7 Sep Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation
BBC
7 Sep Australia’s proposed ‘opt out’ law targets Big Tech algorithms
Al Jazeera
7 Sep Australians could opt out of social media algorithms under proposed law
South China Morning Post6 Sep Australia news LIVE: Government promises hefty fines for social media giants ahead of Digital Duty of Care bill; Veterans to lay down medals in escalation of healthcare fight
Sydney Morning Herald
6 Sep Labor plans crackdown on social media algorithms as Taylor says he’s ‘deeply sceptical’
The Guardian
Sydney Morning Herald
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