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Annie serves as Research Associate in the Center for Technology Policy at The Heritage Foundation. Lauren Culbertson, Head Of U.S. Public Policy for Twitter, makes an opening statement during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on April 27, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Tasos Katopodis-Pool / Getty Images Key Takeaways The Big Tech companies consistently hide behind their algorithms when called to account for inconsistent content moderation and account suspension. None of the companies would admit that they thrive on users having these negative emot...

Commentary By Annelise Butler is a research associate in the Center for Technology Policy at The Heritage Foundation. The Big Tech companies consistently hide behind their algorithms when called to account for inconsistent content moderation and account suspension. Such was the case when the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on privacy, technology, and the law on April 27 held a hearing titled “Algorithms and Amplification: How Social Media Platforms’ Design Choices Shape Our Discourse and Our Minds.” Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have been accused of intentionally designing their algorith...