Comment on Labor plans crackdown on social media algorithms as Taylor says he’s ‘deeply sceptical’
Tenderizer@aussie.zone 3 days agoPeople might not know what “algorithm” means, but they do know what “the algorithm” means.
The algorithm: Personalized recommendations over which you have opaque control.
Eq0@literature.cafe 3 days ago
When tracking about legislation, being outside is importante. Because as present the law is both useless and unenforceable, on top of being demagogic
Tenderizer@aussie.zone 3 days ago
The news headline is not the text of the legislation. What people understand and what’s appropriate to put into legislation are two different things.
Eq0@literature.cafe 3 days ago
But the article doesn’t give any additional info and it’s therefore only there to rile up people against “the spooky algos”
Tenderizer@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Like I said, people know what “the algorithm” is.