ABC Coffs Coast Breakfast: opting out

As social algorithms look set to change with an opt out option in the future, how can you get control of your algorithm now?

If you rely on the likes of Facebook or Threads or Instagram or TikTok, you probably know all too well about your algorithm, and may feel powerless to actually shape or change it.

That could soon change, with the Australian government planning to introduce draft legislation that could give the power back later down the track, affording you the option to opt out.

What would this even look like, and do you need to wait? Are there ways to shape how the algorithm affects you now?

Tune in to Coffs Coast Breakfast for September 7 with Fiona Poole on ABC Coffs Coast to hear some tips to help you do just that, plus get a glimpse of what an algorithm-less feed would be like. Hear it all from just after the 46 minute mark (or at 46.12 to be exact).