Australia is already acting to take control of "The Algorithm" of social media companies.
At first I thought this was a stupid idea. But I now think its a good idea.
There is no social media platform that truly innovates and allows deep exploration of content from a range of perspectives. They always choose what you get to see.
Last time Australia legislated the social media companies to restrict access to under 16's, it spread like wildfire around the world. So there's a real chance that the social media companies will lose control of their own platforms here.
Their best solution is to immediately offer a wide range of innovative options for exploring content, so that there is no concept of "The Algorithm". The must give users deep control. If they don't then they will lose control real fast.
Bring it on.
