Australia has proposed a law that would finally give social media users real control over their own feeds. Under the "My Feed, My Way" initiative, platforms would be required to let users over 16 choose between an algorithm-driven feed or one that only shows content from people they actually follow, with clear notifications so users know they have the choice at all. This is exactly the kind of reform social media users have needed for years.
Sign the petition urging the Parliament of Australia to pass this legislation and stand firm against pressure from the tech industry to weaken it.
Big Tech has spent years designing feeds meant to keep people scrolling, not to serve them. Australia is proposing something radical: letting people opt out and choose what they actually want to see.
Platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube have built businesses around algorithms designed to maximize how long people stay glued to their screens, often at the expense of their mental health and wellbeing. Companies that fail to comply with Australia's proposed rules could face penalties of up to 109.2 million Australian dollars, real consequences that give this law actual teeth. The legislation would also require AI chatbots, online games, and other digital services to take steps to protect young people from addictive design features built specifically to keep them hooked.
This effort comes the same year Meta agreed to pay $18 billion to settle claims that it misled users about the harm its platforms caused young people, and after courts in multiple states found the company liable for damaging users' mental health through addictive design. Australia has the opportunity to lead the world in giving users a genuine choice, rather than leaving people at the mercy of systems built to hold their attention for as long as possible.
People deserve to decide what shapes their own feed, not have it decided for them by a system built to keep them scrolling.
Sign the petition and tell the Parliament of Australia to pass this legislation and stand behind it.
