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Trump administration to confront Australia over Labor’s social media algorithm plan

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This story was selected and curated by our editorial team in the Australia news category. Published on September 9, 2026 • Originally reported by Luca Ittimani. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.

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The Trump administration will confront Australia over its plan to force digital platforms to take down harmful content and let users opt out of algorithm-generated “for you” feeds.

Big tech companies would be fined more than $100m for breaching the proposed laws and the Australian government is under pressure to raise those fines even further.

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