Australia's digital duty of care bill a ‘global reckoning for big tech’, minister says – video

The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said the digital duty of care bill was not about government control, and added tech giants could face penalties of more than $100m for breaches. The communications minister, Anika Wells, said the legislation requiring users to be able to opt out of algorithmic feeds would also force social media platforms to protect adults from illegal content and children from six serious harms that are outlined under the bill

• ‘Global reckoning for big tech’: Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms