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Proof: Social media platforms to be forced to offer algorithm opt-out

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{"first_seen":"2026-09-05T23:50:50Z","headline":"Social media platforms to be forced to offer algorithm opt-out","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"abcau","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/opt-out-laws-social-media-algorithm-parliament-government/107121192","v":1}

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9eaabff01e7ffdee1ac08ef282d713515c19ada840db2e8e94c5e1beac927fcc

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-9eaabff01e7f.json prints 9eaabff01e7ffdee1ac08ef282d713515c19ada840db2e8e94c5e1beac927fcc. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. There is no OpenTimestamps receipt for this record yet.
3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

This headline has not been sealed. Headlines are sealed automatically within minutes of first being seen; older ones are sealed on request, and are then marked as a backfill.