By Saloni Sinha ( September 8, 2026, 07:45 GMT | Insight) -- Australia’s proposed digital duty-of-care law would allow social-media users to choose whether algorithmically recommended content appears in their feeds, while requiring online services to assess and mitigate safety risks to Australian users. The government said that the 2026 Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill published on Tuesday targets design features of social media and technology platforms including recommender, logged-in, endless feed, feedback and time-limited features.Australia’s proposed digital duty-of-care law would allow social-media users to choose whether algorithmically recommended content appears in their feeds, while requiring online services to assess and mitigate safety risks to Australian users, the government has anounced....
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