China's internet regulator details algorithms used by local Big Tech players Beijing's internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), has released information about the algorithms that some of the nation's biggest tech companies use to make their services work. CAC requested information on algorithms last March, when it billed the effort as a way to clean up the internet and let …
When demands are so frequently made to combat objectionable speech and misinformation on the wider Internet, I do wonder if this is the direction those making the demands envision. Will we succumb to the benevolent arrogance that presumes a small portion of society can determine what is right for everyone to read or will China's electronic walls eventually fall like the physical walls of Berlin?
While I suspect a lot can be hidden in these algorithm descriptions I think this is a good move. It would be nice if Western governments would force the likes of Facebook and Google to reveal the algorithms and data points they use to track, profile, rate, grade and ultimately brand their users.
When a mostly-benign service like Netflix says "we use this vote to give you better recommendations" and you know it really means "to better manipulate your viewing habits" then you *really* have to think twice about what an advertising-first platform with close ties to the government(s) is going to do with your likes. Or the likes *others* make on your content. It feeds paranoia, except if they really *are* out to get you,..
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