Trump administration attacks Australia's 'opt-out' algorithm law in rare intervention

In an extremely uncommon move, the US government has publicly criticised an Australian government policy proposal.

It wants US social media companies excluded from digital duty of care laws, which would give Australians the option to opt out of algorithmic feeds.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in New York promoting Australian tech policies at the United Nations.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-22/trump-administration-slams-digital-duty-of-care-bill/107182970

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[โ€“] 42 points 1 month ago (2 children)

LMAO EXTREMELY UNCOMMON Since fucking when

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 month ago

    I think they mean the new "Extremely Rare American InterventionTM" proper name/branding being used for legal purposes. Not to be confused with the old interpretation of interventions of actual historic use. /s lol

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  • [โ€“] 29 points 1 month ago* (8 children)

    The US couped the Australian government because the PM threatened to cancel the lease for the US Pine Gap facility.

    That's gotta be on lawmakers' minds now that the US is involving itself here.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    that was back in the 70's and it would be surprising if it colored anyone's behavior since then.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    People are goldfish in your reality?

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 1 month ago

    How trump is supposed to spread propaganda without algorithms?

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 1 month ago

    classic

    I swear to god, "journalists" are the most disgusting people alive. Fuck off.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 month ago

    I just read about the AI NASA engineer at Science Daily, then I see an article by ABC's AI reporter. Good news is he looks like a real, live reporter who covers the topic of AI.

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