{
  "id": 6148949,
  "title": "How much control should we have over the algorithm? - podcast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/how-much-control-should-we-have-over-the-algorithm-podcast",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T15:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/sep/08/how-much-control-should-we-have-over-the-algorithm-full-story-podcast"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As the federal government prepares to introduce digital duty of care laws, social media users could soon be given the option to turn off their recommendation algorithms entirely. But with the Coalition warning of internet censorship and big tech relying on these feeds for revenue, would an opt-out switch actually make platforms safer? Technology reporter Josh Taylor joins Reged Ahmad to unpack…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}