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US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'

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  1. nullbio · · focus · HN ↗
    By opt-out they mean opt-in to a government curated algorithm, no doubt.
    1. thombles · · focus · HN ↗
      Some doubt, actually. From the Guardian's reporting:

      > Under the plan – dubbed “my feed, my way” – users opting out of the algorithm will see content only from individuals and groups they have actively chosen to follow.

      > Users would be asked what they want their default feed to be through a pop-up message provided on their platform of choice.

      1. jkubicek · · focus · HN ↗
        This sounds like heaven, actually.

        I don't care enough about this issue to form any opinions on the impacts to free speech or anything like that, but being able to choose to a social media feed that's entirely from the users I follow would be fantastic. What a dramatic quality-of-life improvement.

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