Australian Greens senator for South Australia since 2008
Australia has proposed a Digital Duty of Care that will force social platforms to offer users aged 16 and over a choice between algorithmic recommendation feeds or a feed limited to accounts they follow. The draft bill will require platforms to notify users, target addictive design features for under‑18s and allow fines up to A$109.2m for non‑compliance.
Australia has proposed a digital duty of care that will force platforms to let users over 16 choose between algorithmic, personalised feeds or a non‑algorithmic feed showing only followed accounts. The draft would fine noncompliant companies up to A$109.2m and require protections for under‑18s; Washington has warned it will raise concerns with trading partners.
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