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algorithms

face made of zeroes and ones

Bipartisan bill calls for social media sites to add algorithm-free version

'Consumers should have the option to engage with internet platforms without being manipulated...'

On Nov 9, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
Jameela Jamil with "Any ideas why engagement is down for so many creators and influencers on Insta? So many are reaching out to me over it. Can you do me a Favour and like this post if you see it so I can monitor the reach?" post

Influencers are having such low Insta engagement that they asked Jameela Jamil for help

No one has it figured out.

On Oct 2, 2020 by Brianna Holt

Internet Culture
barack obama and mitch mcconnell

Twitter’s photo algorithm has been cropping out Black people

Twitter's design officer says the issue was '100% our fault.'

On Sep 21, 2020 by Claire Goforth

Tech
RegretsReporter YouTube Mozilla Browser Extension

Mozilla is trying to crowdsource how YouTube radicalizes people

Mozilla's 'RegretsReporter' extension is trying to crowdsource info about YouTube's recommendations.

On Sep 18, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

Tech
President Donald Trump standing in front of a vandalized church

No, Twitter isn’t deliberately linking the word ‘racist’ to Trump

Trump supporters are accusing the platform of bias, pointing to the link as proof.

On Jun 4, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
these nudes do not exist - nudes algorithm

This website mashes photos to generate nudes of fake women

The nudes exist, but the women in them don't.

On Mar 11, 2020 by Ginny Woo

IRL

The way Facebook serves political ads could be driving polarization

It is more expensive to reach across the aisle.

On Dec 10, 2019 by Claire Goforth

Tech
health-care-algorithm-less-care-black-patients

Healthcare algorithm used on millions suggests less care for Black patients

Researchers found that the software reduced the percentage of Black patients receiving extra care by over half.

On Oct 27, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

IRL Tech
2 Girls 1 Podcast LIBRARY OF BABEL

Everything you’ll ever say, think, or write is already in this online library

Get ready to question your own free will.

On Jan 28, 2019 by Matt Silverman

Tech
tumblr artificial intelligence

Tumblr’s busted NSFW algorithm suggests a dark future for online sex work

This is only the beginning for how porn will be moderated.

On Dec 5, 2018 by Ana Valens

IRL Tech
2 Girls 1 Podcast BOTNIK

Botnik’s algorithms create TV shows and Harry Potter books too hilarious to ignore

Beware the Singularity.

On Oct 8, 2018 by Matt Silverman

Tech
facebook friend suggest rapist perpetrator

Facebook wants to connect me with my rapist

Social media is re-traumatizing survivors—but is there anything they can do about it?

On Dec 29, 2017 by Brook Bolen

IRL

Stunning knitted portraits are made of yarn and generated by an algorithm

A computer tells him where to thread the loom.

On Jul 26, 2016 by Selena Larson

Tech

How to get news first on your Facebook feed

A guide for folks who use Facebook as a source of news.

On Jul 1, 2016

Tech

The futures of many prison inmates depend on racially biased algorithms

Prisons use algorithms to predict recidivism, but the code is biased against black offenders.

On May 23, 2016 by Selena Larson

Tech

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