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Twitter Created System To Promote Elon Musk Tweets – Report

Elon Musk hints at new CEO for Twitter, amid reports engineers were ordered to create system to promote his tweets

2 years ago

Facebook Tests Giving Users More Control Over News Feed

Facebook tests giving users more control over News Feed amidst political pressure, after whistleblower says algorithmic ranking 'amplifies divisive content'

3 years ago

YouTube Co-Founder Slams Removal Of Dislike Counts

YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim hits out at removal of public dislike counts on videos, and suggests it could 'break' the…

3 years ago

Twitter Finds Algorithms Give More Prominence To Political Right

Twitter finds its own news-feed algorithms give more amplification to mainstream political right than left, as social media firms face…

3 years ago

Twitter Offers ‘Bug Bounty’ Contest For AI Biases

Twitter offers 'bug bounty' contest with cash prizes of up to £2,500 to help locate biases in image-cropping algorithm amidst…

3 years ago

Twitter Investigates Picture Cropping Tool Over Racial Bias Concerns

Twitter confirms its algorithm used for picture-cropping is being investigated over racial bias concerns, and opens up its source code

4 years ago

Uber Passenger Says Price-Fixing Arbitrator Acted Out Of ‘Fear’

Uber passenger asks court to reopen price-fixing lawsuit against the company, saying arbitrator who ruled in Uber's favour feared for…

5 years ago

Regulator Opens Probe Into Apple Card Over Discrimination

New York regulator looks into discrimination claims after Goldman Sachs algorithm gives tech entrepreneur's wife a credit limit 20 times…

5 years ago

ONS: Automation Poses ‘High Risk’ To 1.5 Million Jobs

Proportion of high-risk jobs has decreased since 2011, indicating some positions may already have been automated out of existence

6 years ago