Shut down by algorithm: Small businesses suffer online nightmare
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-08-12 05:30 UTC+10:00
Section: Business / Companies
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Business & Economy, Technology
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Small businesses’ online shops are being switched off by computer algorithms with no warning or apparent human oversight, the small business ombudsman’s office says, as digital platform disputes become its biggest source of complaints.
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