Should you be able to turn off social media algorithms? Governments say yes

New laws in Australia and experiments in the Netherlands are pushing companies like Meta to let users choose how they see their feeds.

Social media sites like Instagram and Facebook use 'algorithms.' These are computer programs that decide which posts you see based on what they think you like. Now, some governments are trying to force these companies to let you turn that feature off. This would let you see posts in simple order, like by the time they were posted, instead of the order the computer chooses for you. Adam Mosseri, the boss of Instagram, says this is a bad idea. He thinks users would be 'overwhelmed' if they didn't have the algorithm to help filter things. He claims you would see too many posts from brands and…