Toxic algorithms wouldn't let them go - now Australia wants an off switch
2026-10-16 · BBC News
Australia's had enough of social media algorithms trapping users in endless doom-scrolling loops, so they're proposing a kill switch to let people turn off recommended content entirely. Apparently the 'toxic algorithms' were so good at their job of keeping users hooked that the government had to step in. When your recommendation engine is so aggressive that an entire country wants an off button, maybe it's time to recalibrate.