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Australians may soon be able to switch off social media algorithms. Is that censorship? (opens the original)
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The federal government has released an exposure draft of its long-promised digital duty of care. The headline feature is an “off switch”. Social media platforms would have to ask users, through prompts that appear from time to time, whether they want to keep a personalised, algorithm-driven feed, or instead see mostly the accounts they have chosen to follow. The Prime Minister calls it “My feed, my way”. Communications Minister Anika Wells has been careful to say plenty of Australians appreciate
Australia is eyeing a world-first ‘fair and reasonable’ test for data collection and privacy (opens the original)
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On Monday, the Australian government released draft legislation for the next big overhaul of the Privacy Act. The Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026 is now out for public comment, together with a consultation paper. It is the second instalment (or “tranche”) of privacy reform , and it is the one that matters most. The bill contains dozens of new measures, such as stronger consent requirements and a “right to be forgotten”, but at its heart is a world-first test that could byp
Meta settles landmark US lawsuit for nearly $18bn and agrees to change Facebook and Instagram (opens the original)
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Tech giant Meta will pay up to roughly US$18 billion, plus make major design changes to Facebook and Instagram, as part of a settlement it has agreed to in its most recent lawsuit. Filed in 2023 by a coalition of 29 US state attorneys-general, the case alleged that Instagram and Facebook were engineered to keep teenagers hooked, that Meta misled the public about the harm, and that it collected data from children aged under 13 without parental consent. The trial began just over a week ago. But in
29 US states are suing Meta. What might it mean for the rest of the world? (opens the original)
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This week, a trial commenced in the United States that could drastically change how Facebook and Instagram operate globally. The trial in Oakland, which is expected to last six weeks, pits 29 US states against the two social media platforms’ owner, Meta. Four states – California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey – are running the jury case on behalf of the rest. Their 233-page claim, filed in 2023, makes four key allegations, which paint a damning picture that Meta deliberately designed and mon
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