# Australia targets social media algorithms with new user-choice rules

https://mins.news/en/video/49547

- Reuters, 2026-09-08 10:29 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB4aAthRC4k

> Australia has proposed letting social media users choose what content appears in their feeds, the latest step in the government’s drive to improve online safety after introducing the world’s first social media ban for children.

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