Australia Considers Optional Social Media Algorithms and Pornography Restrictions

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The Australian government is considering allowing users to opt in or out of social media algorithms and examining a UK ban on pornographic depictions of strangulation and suffocation. Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek stated that social media is playing a significant role in rising sexual violence and choking incidents among teenagers. These options are being evaluated as part of the government's second action plan to address family and domestic violence against women and children.