Twitter and Zoom’s algorithmic bias issues
Both Zoom and Twitter found themselves under fire this weekend for their respective issues with algorithmic bias. On Zoom, it’s an issue with the video conferencing service’s virtual backgrounds and …
Twitter investigating possible racial bias in photo preview algorithm
Twitter is going to investigate whether its algorithm has a racial bias, after experiments have shown that it favours faces of white people over Black people. Users discovered the problem …
Twitter is investigating after anecdotal data suggested its picture-cropping tool favors white faces
Twitter is investigating whether its automatic image cropper may be racially biased following some rudimentary tests conducted by users this weekend. Users began to notice that the algorithm behind Twitter’s …
Apparent racial bias found in Twitter photo algorithm
An algorithm Twitter uses to decide how photos are cropped in people’s timelines appears to be automatically electing to display the faces of white people over people with darker skin …
Facebook Tried to Limit QAnon. It Failed.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Last month, Facebook said it was cracking down on activity tied to QAnon, a vast conspiracy theory that falsely claims that a satanic cabal runs the world, …
Twitter is ramping up account security measures for high-profile US politicians and media to prevent hacking ahead of 2020 elections
Twitter is rolling out new account security measures for certain American politicians, candidates, and news media ahead of the 2020 elections, the company announced in a blog post Thursday. Twitter …
Daily Crunch: Twitter tightens security ahead of election
Twitter takes preemptive steps to avoid election-related hacks, we check out the new Apple Watches and Facebook launches new business tools. This is your Daily Crunch for September 17, 2020. …
Twitter tightens account security for political candidates ahead of US election
Twitter is taking steps to tighten account security for a range of users ahead of the US presidential election, including by requiring the use of strong passwords. “We’re taking the …
Trump is trying to rig the FCC to pass his executive order cracking down on Facebook and Twitter
President Trump on Wednesday nominated National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) advisor Nathan Simington to join the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Simington would be replacing FCC commissioner Mike O’Rielly, who …
A pro-Trump youth activist group paid teenagers to push conservative talking points on social media, including misleading claims and disinformation
Turning Point Action, an affiliate of pro-Trump youth organization Turning Point USA, paid teenagers — some minors — in Arizona to push conservative talking points over social media, The Washington …