Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Tech

Australian Government to Allow Opt Out Of Social Media Algorithms

The Australian government is pushing toward stricter rules for technology giants with plans to introduce new requirements that would give social media users the ability to opt out of algorithms that shape their social media feeds.

Australian Government to Allow Opt Out Of Social Media Algorithms

We haven't written up this one. WSJ Economy has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Read the original at wsj.com →

More in Tech

Silence Is Not Agreement

You send the proposal. Nobody replies. You take that as a green light and start building. Three weeks later someone senior sees it and says, wait, we discussed this and decided not to go that way.

  • Silence can be interpreted as agreement or concern.
  • Clear expectations and deadlines prevent confusion.
  • Specific questions yield better responses than general messages.

More from Tuesday 8 September →