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Bickert, Facebook’s vice president for content policy, testified that its tools make the platform’s algorithm more transparent, so users can see why certain posts appear on their news feed. — AFP Executives from Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc’s YouTube were pressed by lawmakers on April 27 on how user content is shared and highlighted on their platforms through algorithms that one senator said can be misused, “driving us into poisonous echo chambers”. Senator Ben Sasse, ...

Apr 28 2021, 2:35 AM April 27 2021, 8:13 PM April 28 2021, 2:35 AM (Bloomberg) -- Executives from Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube were pressed by lawmakers Tuesday on how user content is shared and highlighted on their platforms through algorithms that one senator said can be misused, “driving us into poisonous echo chambers.” (Bloomberg) -- Executives from Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube were pressed by lawmakers Tuesday on ho...

A Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing held yesterday had the opportunity to be a reprieve. In contrast to previous congressional hearings that have been little more than opportunities for legislators to verbally pummel big tech execs, this latest hearing on the impact of social media algorithms was designed to be more substantive, providing insight into how the platforms’ systems work to amplify harmful content. At least that was the aim. Instead, senators on both sides of the aisle critic...

Tech execs grilled on algorithms and misinformation Lauren Feiner, CNBC © Provided by NBC News Executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google-owned YouTube testified before Congress on Tuesday about the ways their algorithms influence users and sometimes serve harmful misinformation. The hearing before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on privacy and technology highlighted a key feature of the social media platforms that has amplified some of the most serious harms lawmake...

Executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google-owned YouTube testified before Congress Tuesday about the ways their algorithms influence users.

"An attention treadmill": Lawmakers grill social media companies over use of algorithms By Musadiq Bidar April 27, 2021 / 5:50 PM / CBS News Lawmakers on Tuesday challenged top policy executives from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to provide more transparency regarding the use of algorithms on the platforms and criticized their business models for relying heavily on user engagement. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Democrats and Republicans raised concerns that al...

Congress is way behind on algorithmic misinformation How many more hearings do they need? Share this story This story is part of a group of stories called Hill Report is a digest of the congressional hearings that impact the tech industry. Subscribe to get it straight to your inbox starting in May 2021. One of the scariest concerns about social media is the idea of algorithmic misinformation — that the recommendation systems built into platforms like Facebook and YouTube could be qui...

"An attention treadmill": Lawmakers hearing on use of algorithms Musadiq Bidar © Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images Senate Subcommittee Examines How Social Media Design Shapes Discourse Lawmakers on Tuesday challenged top policy executives from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to provide more transparency regarding the use of algorithms on the platforms and criticized their business models for relying heavily on user engagement. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Democrats and...

Social media companies, experts talk role of algorithms in democracy By (0) Monika Bickert, vice president for content policy for Facebook, makes an opening statement during a hearing of the Senate judiciary subcommittee on privacy, technology, and the law, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., on Tuesday. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/UPI | License Photo Chairman Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., (R) speaks with ranking member Sen. Ben Sasse,R-Neb. Pool photo by Al Drago/UPI | License Photo Tristan Ha...