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Gower MP pushes for algorithm opt-out on social media
Original: ALGORITHM OFF SWITCH: Gower’s MP wants you to be able to turn off what Facebook and TikTok decide you see Gower’s MP wan
Tonia Antoniazzi, MP for Gower, is backing a proposal to let all users switch off the algorithms that decide what they see on platforms such as Facebook and TikTok. She is one of around 40 MPs supporting the change, which would extend an opt-out currently intended for teenagers to users of all ages.
Why now: A cross-party group of MPs is pushing to give social media users control over algorithmic feeds, tapping into public concern about what platforms choose to show.
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- ALGORITHM OFF SWITCH: Gower’s MP wants you to be able to turn off what Facebook and TikTok decide you see Gower’s MP wants everyone, not just teenagers, to be able to switch off the software that decides what they see on social media. Tonia Antoniazzi is one of around 40 MPs… · swanseabaynews@swanseabaynews.com · 1
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