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[light music] ♪ [dramatic music] - i can hold a quarter right here, in this room, and ask this side of the room to tell me what they see and this side of the room what they see. and they will be looking at the same exact coin, but describing two very different realities. - calling it insurrection-- it wasn't. it was peaceful protest. - it's anarchists. breaking the glass of the united states capitol. - facts are indisputable. - ♪ i've got secrets - i think that's the problem that we have. more people need to be able to stand up and say, "that's crazy. "it's a quarter, and we can ...

- i can hold a quarter right here, in this room, and ask this side of the room to tell me what they see and this side of the room what they see. and they will be looking at the same exact coin, but describing two very different realities. - calling it insurrection-- it wasn't. it was peaceful protest. - it's anarchists. breaking the glass of the united states capitol. - facts are indisputable. - ♪ i've got secrets - i think that's the problem that we have. more people need to be able to stand up and say, "that's crazy. "it's a quarter, and we can talk about what's on each side of t...

and ask this side of the room to tell me what they see and this side of the room what they see. and they will be looking at the same exact coin, but describing two very different realities. - calling it insurrection-- it wasn't. it was peaceful protest. - it's anarchists. breaking the glass of the united states capitol. - facts are indisputable. - ♪ i've got secrets - i think that's the problem that we have. more people need to be able to stand up and say, "that's crazy. "it's a quarter, and we can talk about what's on each side of the quarter, but let's not disagree about the fact...

Of, they're necessary to organize and navigate the internet itself. >> there are good algorithms and there are bad algorithms -- >> reporter: i think they argue that there's no such thing. that the algorithm does its work which is organize information and return information that you've requested. >> you can organize information algorithmically and not subject children to materials they don't want to hear. they hide behind section 230 to not make the kind of decisions that every other well-run mature company in america makes which is, gee, we could make this product, it would be a little bit mo...

Accountable for. >> so meta, which is the parent company of facebook and instagram, they filed a brief in support of google, and the lawyers argue that so-called targeted recommendations reflect nothing more than how online services organize and display content. they're arguing that these algorithms, that you say cause harm, that they should get rid of, they're necessary to organize and navigate the internet itself. >> there are good algorithms and there are bad algorithms -- there are safe algorithms -- >> reporter: i think they argue that there's no such thing. that the algorithm does its wo...