After the Manchester attack,there are fresh calls for regulation of Facebook and Google. But what’s needed, specifically, and is a rethink of profit-seeking algorithmsSomething must be done. Particularly,something must be done approximately Facebook and YouTube (and to a lesser extent Twitter). That has become the reflexive rallying cry of UK ministers whenever there is a terrorist attack, or when one is thwarted. Theresa May will show G7 leaders as much at a summit in Sicily nowadays.
On the same day, and security minister Ben Wallace,told the BBC’s nowadays programme: “We think they could all effect more. We need to have the tools to obtain them, where we need to, and remove material quicker.” Related: Theresa May calls on tech firms to lead fight against online extremism And what really needs to change? The algorithms – the code that chooses what video or what content we will see next Related: Has Facebook become a forum for misogyny and racism? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com