澳大利亚政府宣布推出《数字关怀责任法》草案，要求社交媒体平台向用户提供选择退出算法推荐内容的工具14。16岁及以上用户将能够选择仅查看已关注的内容和群组，而非接收个性化推荐48。违反该法规定的平台将面临最高1.092亿澳元的罚款18。
总理阿尔巴尼斯表示，"这不是让政府控制，这是给人们控制。这是把选择权交还给澳大利亚人"34。通讯部长阿妮卡·韦尔斯补充道，该法旨在确保"科技公司仍可快速发展，但不再被允许造成伤害，因为在线伤害有现实后果"3。该法案被称为"我的信息流，我的方式"（My Feed, My Way）倡议49，预计将在年底前提交议会审议4。
该立法还要求社交媒体、在线游戏、应用和人工智能聊天机器人保护18岁以下用户免受色情内容、进食障碍宣传、仇恨言论、美化犯罪等特定有害内容的伤害48。社交媒体平台必须向新老用户发送通知，提供默认信息流选择的选项89。此外，数字服务提供商需在30天内向电子安全专员提交风险评估报告5。
该提案已面临反对意见。反对党领导人安格斯·泰勒表示"深表怀疑"，认为这可能构成"审查社交媒体的企图"12。绿党参议员莎拉·汉森-杨则反对，称"退出是不可接受的"，主张应将算法退出作为默认设置14。科廷大学互联网研究教授塔玛·利弗指出，现有退出选项"通常被隐藏在菜单中"，质疑替代算法的实际效果1。
历史先例表明该类措施的有效性存在疑问。苹果2021年推出应用追踪透明度通知后，Meta单季度损失100亿美元，用户大量选择退出追踪7。然而，Meta在美国法庭案件中披露其青少年安全功能"休息一下"的使用率仅为1.8%7。2025年荷兰法院发现，Meta在欧盟推出的无算法信息流选项存在漏洞，用户关闭应用后会自动恢复为算法推荐7。
澳大利亚已于去年12月推行世界首创的社交媒体年龄限制法，禁止16岁以下未成年人在Instagram、Facebook和TikTok等平台开设账户8。然而，该禁令生效三个月后，超过85%的儿童仍在使用这些平台5。
The Australian government has announced draft legislation requiring social media platforms to give users the ability to turn off algorithmic recommendations.14 Under the proposed Digital Duty of Care bill, users aged 16 and older will be able to choose between receiving personalized algorithmic content or viewing only posts from accounts they actively follow and groups they have joined.48 The initiative, branded "My Feed, My Way," aims to restore user control over their online experience.49
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese framed the measure as empowering individuals rather than expanding government authority, stating: "This is not about giving government control. It is about giving people control."34 Communications Minister Anika Wells compared the legislation to safety standards applied to cars, toys, and food products, noting that "tech companies can still grow rapidly, but are no longer permitted to cause harm, because online harm has real-world consequences."35
Platforms that fail to comply face penalties exceeding A$100 million.489 The legislation extends beyond algorithm controls to address broader online harms. Social media companies, gaming platforms, applications, and AI chatbots will be required to protect users under 18 from harmful content including eating disorder promotion, misogynistic material, pornography, and content glorifying crime.345 The eSafety Commissioner will oversee compliance and enforcement.9 The government anticipates submitting the bill to parliament before year's end.45
However, the proposal has drawn skepticism from multiple quarters. Opposition leader Angus Taylor expressed deep doubt about the measure, characterizing it as an attempt to "censor" social media, which Albanese rejected by reiterating the legislation's focus on user choice.15 Tamara Livesey, an internet research professor at Curtin University, noted that existing algorithm opt-out options are typically buried within menus, making them difficult to access.1 Green Party Senator Sarah Hanson-Young rejected the opt-out approach entirely, arguing that algorithmic feeds should be opt-in by default rather than opt-out.14 Some experts have also raised questions about what replacement algorithms would look like for users who disable personalized recommendations.1
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