Digital Duty of Care Bill Passes Lower House With Two Key Changes

Parliament has passed two amendments to the Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026. One amendment requires digital platforms to address ‘attachment hacking’ and AI chatbots engaging children emotionally. The other amendment mandates prominent and user-friendly options for opting into or out of algorithm-driven feeds from big tech companies.

• Parliament approved two amendments to the Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026.
• One amendment focuses on requiring platforms to consider ‘attachment hacking’ and AI chatbots engaging children.
• Another amendment requires prominent and easy-to-use options for algorithm-driven feed preferences on big tech platforms.
• The bill has passed the House of Representatives and will proceed to the Senate.