Trump administration attacks Australia’s ‘opt-out’ algorithm law in rare intervention
In an extremely uncommon move, the US government has publicly criticised an Australian government policy proposal.
It wants US social media companies excluded from digital duty of care laws, which would give Australians the option to opt out of algorithmic feeds.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in New York promoting Australian tech policies at the United Nations.
This was actually what turned me off on Mastodon. Some people post too much meh stuff, others post too little good content. But to be fair, this legislation is for being able to opt out, not change the default.
Revanced has a patch to do that on Instagram that works wonderfully. And it might encourage different style of content creators with dedicated consistent followers rather than random unpredictable feed. I see no downsides.