Australians Could Soon Opt Out of Social Media Algorithms Altogether

Months after kicking off a wave of teen social media bans, Australia is now coming for social media algorithms.
Tech Xplore

Amusing or addictive? The algorithms powering our social feeds

Social media algorithms are a powerful feature of online life, serving up content to users based on their browsing habits or ...

Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation

Firms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face "substantial" penalties if they don't give the option, minister says.
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The Unexpected Benefits of Understanding Social Media Algorithms

Understanding how social media algorithms work offers advantages that extend far beyond simply getting more likes or ...
AzerNews

Australia moves to give social media users control over algorithms

Australia is moving to introduce legislation that would give social media users greater control over the algorithms that ...
Opinion

The Orwellian machinery critics are desperate to protect is the algorithms, not laws that seek to reduce harm

Critics of Australia’s digital duty of care bill stand in defence of the right of platforms to promote harm over health, rage over reason, fake over fact ...
TechCrunch

Social media’s next evolution: user-controlled algorithms

For years, social media giants controlled what users saw in their feeds. While people could follow accounts, like posts or hide content they didn’t enjoy, recommendation algorithms controlled what was ...
Forbes

What Is An Algorithm? Defining And Applying Algorithms

Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact the ...