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Last week, the United States Senate played host to a number of social media company VPs during hearings on the potential dangers presented by algorithmic bias and amplification. While that meeting almost immediately broke down into a partisan circus of grandstanding grievance airing, Democratic senators did manage to focus a bit on how these recommendation algorithms might contribute to the spread of online misinformation and extremist ideologies. The issues and pitfalls presented by social algorithms are well-known and have been well-documented. So, really, what are we going to do about it?
“So I think in order to answer that question, there s something critical that needs to happen: we need more independent researchers being able to analyze platforms and their behavior,” Dr. Brandie Nonnecke, Director of the CITRIS Policy Lab at UC Berkeley, told Engadget. Social media companies “know that they need to be more transparent in what s happening on t
Still Donald Trump s GOP? House Runoff Will Put His Leadership to the Test
On 5/2/21 at 9:39 AM EDT
A House runoff election will indicate how much influence former president Donald Trump still holds over the Republican Party.
A special election in Texas 6th Congressional District on Saturday saw a crowded field, including 11 Republicans, in the running to succeed Republican Rep. Ron Wright.
He became the first member of Congress to die after contracting COVID-19 in February, just weeks into his second term. The 67-year-old had also been battling lung cancer.
Susan Wright, a GOP activist and the late congressman s widow, quickly emerged as a favorite in the race for his seat, and was endorsed by Trump days before Saturday s special election.
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Voters in Texasâ 6th Congressional District will head to the polls on Saturday to choose a successor to former Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), who died after contracting the coronavirus in February. And the contest may prove to be a referendum on former President Donald Trump.
A whopping 23 candidates â 11 Republicans, 10 Democrats, one Libertarian and one independent â are on the ballot. If no single candidate wins more than 50 percent, voters will return to the polls later to decide a runoff between the top two candidates.
Wrightâs widow, Susan Wright, picked up a key endorsement from Trump earlier this week and is currently favored to walk away from Saturdayâs election with the most votes. She is a member of the Texas Republican Executive Committee and picked up a long list of endorsements from Texas GOP lawmakers following her decision to run for office in February.
Voters in Texas’ 6th Congressional District will head to the polls on Saturday to choose a successor to former Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), who died after contracting the coronavirus in February. And the contest may prove to be a referendum on former President Donald Trump.
A whopping 23 candidates 11 Republicans, 10 Democrats, one Libertarian and one independent are on the ballot. If no single candidate wins more than 50 percent, voters will return to the polls later to decide a runoff between the top two candidates.
Wright’s widow, Susan Wright, picked up a key endorsement from Trump earlier this week and is currently favored to walk away from Saturday’s election with the most votes. She is a member of the Texas Republican Executive Committee and picked up a long list of endorsements from Texas GOP lawmakers following her decision to run for office in February.