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Social media sites should be subjected to algorithmic audits, say MPs

Social media sites should be subjected to algorithmic audits, say MPs

6 years ago
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https://tech.newstatesman.com/policy/social-media-algorithmic-audits-dcms-fake-news-report

The era of social media companies marking their own homework must come to an end, MPs have warned.

In a long-anticipated report, an influential committee of parliamentarians has called for the government to grant the “appropriate body” the power to carry out comprehensive audits of tech firms.

Social media sites should be subjected to algorithmic audits, say MPs

Jul 30, 2018, 11:34am UTC
https://tech.newstatesman.com/policy/social-media-algorithmic-audits-dcms-fake-news-report > The era of social media companies marking their own homework must come to an end, MPs have warned. > In a long-anticipated report, an influential committee of parliamentarians has called for the government to grant the “appropriate body” the power to carry out comprehensive audits of tech firms.