Government urged to support bill forcing social media firms to turn off 'addictive' algorithms for children

A new bill being put forward by People Before Profit is advocating for a situation where social media companies would have to automatically turn off their 'recommender' algorithms for children.

The Irish Council of Civil Liberties is calling on politicians to support a new bill which would force social media companies to turn off their “addictive” recommender algorithms for children.

A study from Dublin City University’s Anti-Bullying Centre last year showed the recommender algorithms used by social media platforms were rapidly amplifying misogynistic and male supremacist content.