Opt-out laws for social media algorithms to be introduced to parliament
- Social media companies would be required to give users a choice to turn off their algorithm through pop-up messages, under draft laws to be unveiled by the government later this week.
- An exposure draft of the long-awaited Digital Duty of Care will be released as Labor steps up efforts to tackle online harm.
- The ABC understands the proposed law would place the onus on social media companies to identify and mitigate risks on their platforms and prevent the sharing of harmful content.
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- Social media companies would be required to give users a choice to turn off their algorithm through pop-up messages, under draft laws to be unveiled by the government later this week.
- An exposure draft of the long-awaited Digital Duty of Care will be released as Labor steps up efforts to tackle online harm.
- The ABC understands the proposed law would place the onus on social media companies to identify and mitigate risks on their platforms and prevent the sharing of harmful content.
Sources: Abc