Australia has taken a quiet but consequential stand in the long negotiation between human attention and machine influence, requiring social media platforms to offer users a genuine choice to step outside the algorithmic current. For nearly two decades, recommendation engines have shaped what billions of people see, feel, and believe online — not through force, but through frictionless design that made opting out nearly impossible. This regulatory shift acknowledges that agency over one's own information environment is not a luxury feature, but a right worth protecting. Whether users embrace th