The fight to switch off your algorithm – podcast
Chantel Contos talks about her campaign against social media algorithms and how it has helped shape a groundbreaking bill in her native Australia to increase regulation of big tech Chanel Contos is in her mid-20s and has already changed Australia once. As she tells Annie Kelly , after she founded Teach Us Consent at university, the advocacy group successfully campaigned to change Australian’s…
Chantel Contos, a mid-20s advocate, has made waves in Australia with her fight against social media algorithms. Having previously successfully pushed for the inclusion of sexual consent education in the national curriculum, Contos now aims to tackle the issue of teenage sexual abuse fueled by algorithm-curated feeds. Her recent campaign has gained traction in the Australian parliament, leading to the introduction of a bill that would make it easier for users to navigate their feeds without algorithmic influence.
The effort has even caught the attention of the Trump administration, who have expressed opposition to the proposed legislation.
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