Australia’s Feed Opt‑Out Law

Australia is drafting a 'My Feed, My Way' law requiring social platforms to let users 16+ turn off algorithmic recommendation feeds and default to a chronological feed of accounts they follow; platforms must notify users of the default choice and risk fines up to AU$79 million for noncompliance. The bill also directs protections for under‑18s against 'addictive design features', linking algorithmic defaults to age‑verification and child‑safety requirements. — If passed, this creates an international regulatory precedent on platform defaults that could reshape how platforms design feeds, how regulators demand age‑based protections, and how users' agency over online curation is governed.