# Instagram’s head says engagement falls by half without the algorithm

<https://thenextweb.com/news/mosseri-instagram-algorithm-opt-out-engagement-australia>

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## What Jamie wrote

This should be evidence enough for why Section 230 protection should not apply to social platforms using AI techniques to surveil people.

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