'Won't let kids be treated as commodities': Australian PM announces social media crackdown

Australia on Tuesday (September 8) proposed giving social media users the option to select the content they see on their feeds, marking the next step in the government's push to improve online safety, following its world-first social media ban for children. Under draft laws proposed by the centre-left Labor government, social media platforms will be required to notify users and offer them a choice over their default feed.
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