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

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 will be crucial to the changes passing the Senate.

Political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to the Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young about why she thinks this will be a ‘battle for our generation’.

They also discuss her party’s decision to support Labor’s plans for a new landmark koala national park in NSW.

The deal has divided environmentalists and the Greens, with three senators crossing the floor on Thursday, because the proposal will controversially allow big industry to offset their climate pollution under certain conditions Read more : ‘Global reckoning for big tech’: Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms I turned off my algorithm for 24 hours.

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