Australia is moving to legislate what it calls a 'digital duty of care,' requiring social media platforms to offer users a genuine choice to disable the algorithms that shape their feeds. The proposal, announced by Communications Minister Anika Wells, extends a pattern of assertive Australian regulation that began with a world-first ban on social media access for under-16s last December. At its heart, the question being asked is an ancient one dressed in modern code: who holds authority over the architecture of attention, and what does meaningful consent look like in an age of engineered engag