How much control should we have over the algorithm?
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of allowing social media users to opt-out of recommendation algorithms amidst proposed digital duty of care laws.
As the federal government prepares to introduce digital duty of care laws, social media users could soon be given the option to turn off their recommendation algorithms entirely. But with the Coalition warning of internet censorship and big tech relying on these feeds for revenue, would an opt-out switch actually make platforms safer? Technology reporter Josh Taylor joins Reged Ahmad to unpack Labor’s proposed crackdown on social media algorithms
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