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So, instead, imagine a world where before you use an app, it says to you, "where do you want to store this data?" all across the data spectrum, you have complete control over your private and personal data, which is very exciting — an exciting vision, i think, for those people who get an inkling of what its going to be like. right now, when we interact with companies over the internet, often without even thinking about it, we give them our data — lots of it. every website, app or streaming p...

You have complete control over your private and personal data, which is very exciting, an exciting vision, i think for those people who get an inkling of what its going to be like. right now when we interact with companies over the internet, often without even thinking about it, we give them our data — lots of it. every website, app or streaming platform gathers information on us — our name and age, what we like to share, ourfiles, photos, infact all of our online browsing habits. platforms ...

So, instead, imagine a world where before you use an app, it says to you, "where do you want to store this data?" all across the data spectrum, you have complete control over your private and personal data, which is very exciting — an exciting vision, i think for those people who get an inkling of what its going to be like. right now, when we interact with companies over we give them our data — lots of it. every website, app or streaming platform gathers information on us — our name and ag...

Position on communications, social media app that way. it raises some first amendment questions, which wed have to work through. >> you know, josh mentioned the idea of negotiations with the federal government, communications with the u.s. government about limitations they could put on, access they could put on to assuage some of the concerns that federal officials have. do you see a way to thread that needle for tiktok will end up. these negotiations have been going on in secret for many months...

Artificial intelligence will try—and fail—to grasp the subtleties of human expression.

And so that is why folks like myself and numerous others are concerned about user data being accessible to the chinese communist party from the 140 million americans who used tiktok, and, two, that the algorithms that generate the content on tiktok are really dictated by the ccp. >> you mentioned, though, an important statistic. 140 million americans who use tiktok right now, but you have suggested that this ban should go beyond government devices. you signed onto a bill that would ban the app i...

These companies. byte dance, which runs tik tok, is included in that. so the chinese communist party has way too much control over the content, too many influence on the algorithms and access to the personal information of 100 million americans and others worldwide. that is deeply disturbing as is so much of chinas activities by the communist party. it really i think is a concern for our national security when you look at the influence this could have on shaping young minds, what kind of content...

Digital markets act. this isnt about content its about algorithms of distribution a definition of algorithm opinion and code, matched, and exponentially repeated what theyre looking at as mor transparency and the algorithm of distribution, taking away the ability to actuall continue spreading hate, lies, which upside down world woul you encourage your kids to lie and keep lying talk this is the consequence of that kind of reward structure. >> maria, thank you so much fo being here tonight we alw...

Suddenly, anyone with a keyboard could be a reporter or convey information, whether it was true or not. as steve bannon said, the zone was flooded, often with lies. - real made-up stories. - in some ways, internet media is bringing back the days when you could just set up with a printing press and put out a paper. ♪ its been quite destructive for political dialogue, in that, immediately, the algorithms push you to people who think like you. - i think what social media did was it allowed people...

Thats where you have a problem. - one of the challenges has been this tendency to "both sides" everything. theres always this desire to say, "let me try to understand what the other side is saying," and that is a noble, lofty goal. but does that mean you give equal time in trying to understand both arguments? ♪ - it takes so much power out of the hands of citizens when they dont know what to believe. - theres so much active misinformation, and its packaged very well, and it looks the same when...