Australia could make social media algorithms optional and follow UK ban on pornography depicting strangulation
What to know about Australia could make social media algorithms optional and follow UK ban on pornography depicting strangulation
The Australian government is considering allowing users to opt in or opt out of social media algorithms, and is looking at a recent UK ban on depictions of strangulation and suffocation in pornography.
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What happened
The Australian government is considering allowing users to opt in or opt out of social media algorithms, and is looking at a recent UK ban on depictions of strangulation and suffocation in pornography.
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