What if you could turn off your algorithm? Australia is about to try

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New legislation is being tabled in Australia's parliament on Thursday to force big tech to allow users to switch off algorithms which send them recommended content - but it's not the first country to try.

The BBC's Tiffanie Turnbull in Sydney explains what is being proposed.

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