US rebukes Australia for plan to target social media algorithms

Australia’s duty-of-care proposal follows its world-first social media ban for under-16s – which went into effect late last year. — Pexels

The US government criticised Australia’s plan to clamp down on social media algorithms and harmful content online, opening up a fresh political front in Canberra’s campaign to get tougher on Big Tech.

Australia’s proposed digital duty-of-care, released this month, would force a raft of online services, including gaming companies, social media operators and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, to make their products safe by design for under-18s. The plan aims to stem the distribution of abusive and harmful material online, and imposes fresh burdens on the operating models of major platforms.

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澳大利亚的“尽责关怀”提案是在该国率先实施针对16岁以下青少年的社交媒体禁令之后提出的——该禁令已于去年底生效。——Pexels

美国政府批评澳大利亚计划打击社交媒体算法和网络有害内容，这在堪培拉加强对大型科技公司监管的运动中开辟了一个新的政治战线。

澳大利亚本月公布的数字安全责任提案将强制包括游戏公司、社交媒体运营商和人工智能（AI）聊天机器人在内的一系列在线服务提供商，从设计之初就确保其产品对18岁以下用户安全。该计划旨在遏制网络上滥用和有害内容的传播，并对主要平台的运营模式提出新的要求。

澳大利亚将矛头指向社交媒体算法，与大型科技公司展开斗争

欧盟将禁止13岁以下儿童使用社交媒体，并限制15岁以下儿童的访问权限。

澳大利亚社交媒体用户将可以选择退出算法

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澳大利亚总理表示，拟定社交媒体规则草案旨在重新掌控社交媒体。

美国谴责澳大利亚计划针对社交媒体算法

谷歌前安全主管警告称，人工智能对儿童的危害可能比社交媒体更大。