Australians will be able to opt out of social media algorithms as part of new online safety rules, which come as US tech ...

Social media algorithms have fundamentally altered how information spreads online, often amplifying misleading content faster ...

However, Google officials are warning both legislators and consumers that these changes will worsen Google’s capabilities.

California is urging a federal appeals court to reject Google's and Meta's most recent push to block enforcement of a law prohibiting social platforms from algorithmically recommending posts to ...

Platforms will be required to notify users and offer them a choice over their default feed. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Australia targets social media algorithms with new user-choice rules ...

The Australian government is pushing toward stricter rules for technology giants with plans to introduce new requirements ...

Social media companies that fail to comply with the new requirements could face fines of more than A$100 million.

Australia proposed giving social media ⁠users the ⁠option to select the content they see on their feeds, marking the next ...

Canberra could be headed to a showdown with Washington over a suite of measures designed to rein in mainly US-based social ...

The Australian government is advancing its regulation of social media by proposing new rules aimed at enhancing user control over content.