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Social media algorithms to face scrutiny as lawmakers look to curb misinformation A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Usually, when social media executives are brought to testify in front of Congress, the hearings are centered on specific policies and types of content, misinfo and foreign interference, antitrust issues, and privacy concerns. What doesn’t quite get as much attention are the engines that drive these platforms: their algorithms. That’s what makes Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary hearing with Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube different. The hearing is entirely focused on social media algorithms. “Nearly all social media platforms including the three companies represented at Tuesday’s hearing use algorithms to curate what their users see and when they see it,” Sen. Chris Coons, who is chairing the hearing, told me Monday. “These algorithms impact what billions of people read, watch, and think every single day, an

United statesJoan donovanChris coonsSundar picahiCasey newtonAlexandra veitchSenate judiciaryHarvard shorenstein centerStanford internet observatoryShorenstein centerஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில்ஜோன் டொநொவந்கிறிஸ் குண்ஸ்வழக்கு நியூட்டன்அலெக்சாண்ட்ரா வைச்செனட் நீதித்துறை