→ Why the #Guardian is no longer posting on X
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/why-the-guardian-is-no-longer-posting-on-x

“#X is a #toxic #media platform and […] its owner Elon #Musk has been able to use its influence to shape political discourse”

“we can do this because our business model does not rely on #viral content tailored to the whims of the #social media giants’ #algorithms”
↳Yes. Fake news, polarization, and controversial content are largely the results of the #ad and #privacy harvesting #business model

cc @mediapart

Mediating access: unpacking the role of #algorithms in digital tenancy application technologies https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2024.2334904 #paper #bias #rental #alquiler #housing #vivienda

The White House Puts New Guardrails on Government Use of #AI

Vice President #KamalaHarris says new rules for government AI deployments, including a requirement that #algorithms are checked for #bias, will “put the public interest first.”

https://www.wired.com/story/white-house-new-guardrails-government-use-of-ai/

The #IDF published a map dividing the Gaza Strip into 2300 segments as part of an advanced displacement plan in a new phase of its genocide ..

Gazans were asked t provide their 'block number' so tht they can be directed to new blocks ..

#AI #algorithms based on data from unmanned drones are orchestrating this never -ending tragedy .. #Israel #Gaza

👉🏻 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/02/israeli-grid-system-makes-life-in-gaza-macabre-game-of-battleships-say-aid-workers