Sarah Hanson-Young on big tech’s ‘attack on democracy’

Australian politics live podcast by The Guardian

Sep 11, 202600:27:47News & Politics

This week, the Albanese government released its draft digital duty of care legislation and announced reforms to allow social media users to opt out of algorithms. The Coalition has ruled out their support, so the Greens...

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