Speaking at the Press Club this week, consent education advocate Chanel Contos outlined how social media companies are feeding misogynistic content to young men online. 

Now, she wants the government to compel social media companies to give people the option to restrict their algorithm. 

So can, and should, the algorithm be contained? And would social media companies even comply? 

Today, CEO of Teach Us Consent, Chanel Contos on the damage the algorithm is doing – and the next tech frontier. 



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Speaking at the Press Club this week, consent education advocate Chanel Contos outlined how social media companies are feeding misogynistic content to young men online.&nbsp;
Now, she wants the government to compel social media companies to give people the option to restrict their algorithm.&nbsp;
So can, and should, the algorithm be contained? And would social media companies even comply?&nbsp;
Today, CEO of Teach Us Consent, Chanel Contos on the damage the algorithm is doing &ndash; and the next tech frontier.&nbsp; 
If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at <a href="http://7ampodcast.com.au/support">7ampodcast.com.au/support</a>.
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Guest: Teach Us Consent CEO Chanel Contos
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An independent daily news show. We feature the country’s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.

An independent daily news show. We feature the country&rsquo;s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.

Chanel Contos on the fight to turn off your algorithms

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They’ve been dubbed pervert glasses. And with good reason  – women around the world are reporting being sexually harassed, filmed without their consent, often without their knowledge.

But this week, the federal government ruled out an import ban on smart glasses – as concerns about the technology rise and examples of their misuse flood the internet.

Today, Associate Dean of Interaction Technology & Information at RMIT Dana McKay, 
on the rising popularity of smartglasses, how to regulate their use, and the dangers if wearable surveillance tech becomes widespread.

 

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Guest: Associate Dean of Interaction Technology & Information at RMIT, Dana McKay

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They&rsquo;ve been dubbed pervert glasses. And with good reason&nbsp; &ndash; women around the world are reporting being sexually harassed, filmed without their consent, often without their knowledge.
But this week, the federal government ruled out an import ban on smart glasses &ndash; as concerns about the technology rise and examples of their misuse flood the internet. Today, Associate Dean of Interaction Technology &amp; Information at RMIT Dana McKay, on the rising popularity of smartglasses, how to regulate their use, and the dangers if wearable surveillance tech becomes widespread.
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Guest: Associate Dean of Interaction Technology &amp; Information at RMIT, Dana McKay
Photo:&nbsp;REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Should Meta’s “pervert glasses” be banned?

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One Nation has declared that “politics has changed” after snatching a formerly safe Labor seat in a surprise by-election victory in WA over the weekend.

Until now, it had been the Coalition feeling the effects of the orange wave, but now Labor officially has a Pauline problem of its own.

So what does this mean for the government, and the country?

Today, WA political reporter for Business News, Gary Adshead on how One Nation won over WA voters and whether it can replicate that victory elsewhere.

 

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Guest: Political reporter for Business News, Gary Adshead

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One Nation has declared that &ldquo;politics has changed&rdquo; after snatching a formerly safe Labor seat in a surprise by-election victory in WA over the weekend.
Until now, it had been the Coalition feeling the effects of the orange wave, but now Labor officially has a Pauline problem of its own.
So what does this mean for the government, and the country?
Today, WA political reporter for Business News, Gary Adshead on how One Nation won over WA voters and whether it can replicate that victory elsewhere.
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Guest: Political reporter for Business News, Gary Adshead
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Labor’s One Nation problem

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A wall of grey, silted water tears through a Himalayan Valley. 

People look on in shock, disbelief and fear as buildings are swallowed. Cars are swept away and people run as the flood surges down below. 

In its aftermath, more than 800 people are dead and thousands are missing, including 43 Australians.

In the search for answers, scientists now believe the disaster began high in the mountains, when an enormous mass of ice and rock, weighing around 500 million tonnes, collapsed and unleashed a torrent of water down the valley. 

Today, glaciologist at University of Sunshine Coast Adrian McCallum, on how this disaster unfolded, and why the Himalayas and some of the world’s other great mountain ranges are becoming more vulnerable to events like it. 

 

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Guest: Glaciologist Adrian McCallum

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A wall of grey, silted water tears through a Himalayan Valley.&nbsp;
People look on in shock, disbelief and fear as buildings are swallowed. Cars are swept away and people run as the flood surges down below.&nbsp;
In its aftermath, more than 800 people are dead and thousands are missing, including 43 Australians.
In the search for answers, scientists now believe the disaster began high in the mountains, when an enormous mass of ice and rock, weighing around 500 million tonnes, collapsed and unleashed a torrent of water down the valley.&nbsp; Today, glaciologist at University of Sunshine Coast Adrian McCallum, on how this disaster unfolded, and why the Himalayas and some of the world&rsquo;s other great mountain ranges are becoming more vulnerable to events like it.&nbsp;
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Guest: Glaciologist Adrian McCallum
Photo:&nbsp;EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA

“Accident waiting to happen”: Why Nepal’s floods could happen again

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Chanel Contos on the fight to turn off your algorithms

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