A bipartisan group of House lawmakers in the US has introduced a bill that would require online platforms to let users opt-out of having personal data-driven algorithms select the content they see. The move could spell a significant change in how our news feeds are shaped. Rohan Seth talks to Prateek Waghre to discuss the fine print.
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Suggested readings:
Twitter's Study on political content amplification
Research on Twitter's Home and Chronological feeds
Facebook's experiment with reverse-chronological feeds
Filter Bubble Transparency Act
Gizmodo article on the Filter Bubble Transparency Act
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