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  • To Hold Tech Accountable, Look to Public Health | WIRED

    April 6, 2023

    How is it that public health has delivered on its promise to improve the lives of millions, while failing to resolve the dramatic health disparities of people of color in the […]

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  • Microsoft just laid off one of its responsible AI teams | Platformer

    March 22, 2023

    Microsoft laid off its entire ethics and society team within the artificial intelligence organization as part of recent layoffs that affected 10,000 employees across the company, Platformer has learned. The […]

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  • Understanding Social Media Recommendation Algorithms | Knight First Amendment Institute

    March 14, 2023

    When we speak online—when we share a thought, write an essay, post a photo or video—who will hear us? The answer is determined in large part by algorithms. In computer […]

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  • Microsoft just laid off one of its responsible AI teams

    March 14, 2023

    Microsoft laid off its entire ethics and society team within the artificial intelligence organization as part of recent layoffs that affected 10,000 employees across the company, Platformer has learned. The […]

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  • Tech & Democracy report | All Tech Is Human

    March 7, 2023

    All Tech Is Human’s Tech & Democracy report addresses key issues and best practices in the field, and highlights a diverse range of individuals working in the field (across civil society, […]

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  • Platforms Can Optimize for Metrics Beyond Engagement | WIRED

    March 7, 2023

    Social media, news, music, shopping, and other sites all rely on recommender systems: algorithms that personalize what each individual user sees. These systems are largely driven by predictions of what each […]

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  • House panel votes to advance bill empowering Biden to ban TikTok | CNN Business

    March 2, 2023

    A powerful House committee voted to advance legislation on Wednesday that would make it easier to ban TikTok from the United States and crack down on other China-related economic activity, […]

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  • Section 230 Is a Load-Bearing Wall—Is It Coming Down? | The Markup

    February 28, 2023

    Everyone’s favorite punching bag, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, made its way to the Supreme Court this week in Gonzalez v. Google. The Gonzalez case confronts […]

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  • Call for Proposals | TrustCon 2023

    February 24, 2023

    TrustCon is a global conference dedicated to the work of trust and safety professionals, convening trust and safety experts from tech, civil society, academia, and government with the goal of […]

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  • Gonzalez and Taamneh: What You Need to Know | Institute for Rebooting Social Media

    February 22, 2023

    Access the internet, algorithms are curating what content you see. From the email promotions you receive through Google, Apple’s thoughts on an article you might like to read, and Amazon’s […]

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