Australia Targets Social Media Algorithms in Big Tech Fight
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
- ABC (Spain)seen 12 Sept, 09:32headline rewritten
Adam Mosseri, director de Instagram, defiende el algoritmo: «Un 'feed' cronológico acaba saturado de contenido de empresas»El director de Instagram defiende el algoritmo: «Un 'feed' cronológico acaba saturado de contenido de empresas»
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Tue, 8 September 2026
10 reports- Bloomberg Politics05:02first to report
Australia proposed new legislation that would allow social media users to opt out of platforms’ algorithms, a potentially far-reaching step that deepens regulatory efforts worldwide to rein in Big Tech and limit online harm.
- BBC News World06:20
The BBC spoke to people in Sydney about Australia's plans to force social media companies to allow users to easily opt in or out of personalised algorithms.
- RMF24 (Poland)07:22
Koniec władzy algorytmów? Australia idzie na wojnę z mediami społecznościowymi
- Die Zeit (Germany)08:06
- 24sata (Croatia)09:14
Australija udara na Big Tech: korisnici će moći gasiti algoritme, a platformama prijete goleme kazne zbog štetnog sadržaja
- NYT World09:37
Technology companies have been “running real-time, unregulated product testing on Australians” for too long, communications minister says.
- Google News - Top Stories11:11
Australia to let social media users 'opt out' of algorithm-based feeds in fresh blow to big tech CNBC See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
- Google News - Top Stories13:24
Australian social media users to be offered choice to opt out of algorithms NPR See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
- NPR News13:24
A government statement said on Tuesday social media platforms would be required to send a notification to new and existing users offering them a choice over their default feed.
- iRozhlas (Czechia)18:30
Austrálie chce pokračovat v regulaci sociálních sítí. Pokud poslanci schválí připravovaný zákon v jeho striktnější podobě, uživatelé si budou moci sami vybrat obsah svého feedu. „Chceme Australanům poskytnout větší možnost volby toho, co vidí ve svých kanálech na sociálních sítích,“ řekla ministryně pro komunikaci Anika Wellsová. Opozice se bojí cenzury. Technologické společnosti se zdržely komentáře.
Wed, 9 September 2026
4 reports- South China Morning Post04:16
US President Donald Trump has condemned Australia’s recent moves to clamp down on social media – predominantly run by American tech companies – as “a form of extortion”, hinting at more threats to come. “President Trump has unequivocally warned trading partners against imposing digital services taxes, fines, and other forms of extortion on America’s leading technology sector,” White House economics spokesman Kush Desai said on Tuesday night, as reported by news.com.au. “The administration...
- Index.hr (Croatia)04:27
AUSTRALIJA je predložila zakon koji korisnicima omogućuje isključivanje algoritama na društvenim mrežama. Trumpova administracija je kritizirala plan, no Canberra ustraje na nacionalnom interesu.
- campaignasia.com05:19
- The Guardian World06:51
White House warns trading partners against ‘imposing digital services taxes, fines, and other forms of extortion’ on US tech sector Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The Trump administration will confront Australia over its plan to force digital platforms to take down harmful content and let users opt out of algorithm-generated “for you” feeds. Big tech companies would be fined more than $100m for breaching the...
Thu, 10 September 2026
2 reports- The Guardian World02:10
Adam Mosseri says platform’s algorithm ‘feels like a black box’ but company trying to give users more control after Labor announces opt-out plan Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Instagram’s chief executive has said users will have a worse experience in an algorithm-free world, seeing more brand-related content, and spend less time on the app. The comments come as the Australian government plans to give users the...
- ABC News (Australia)04:59
The head of Instagram says the average person who turns off their algorithm will have a much worse "user experience", as Australia debates new opt-out laws.
Fri, 11 September 2026
1 report- ABC (Spain)16:16edited after publishing
previously
Adam Mosseri, director de Instagram, defiende el algoritmo: «Un 'feed' cronológico acaba saturado de contenido de empresas»El Gobierno de Australia presentó esta semana una propuesta legislativa dentro del marco 'Digital Duty of Care' para obligar a las redes sociales a permitir que los usuarios desactiven el algoritmo de recomendación mediante notificaciones 'push'.El objetivo es obligar a las plataformas a ofrecer un muro cronológico inverso para reducir los daños vinculados al uso de las plataformas, bajo la amenaza de multas que podrían alcanzar los 100 millones de dólares (unos 86 millones de euros).Ante la...