Chanel Contos on the fight to turn off your algorithms

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

Sep 04, 2026, updated Sep 04, 2026

Speaking at the National 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 algorithms are doing – and the next tech frontier.

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