@ISIDEWITHQuestionsTechnologicalStarted 11mos agoActive 18hrs ago

Should the government mandate that large tech companies share their algorithms with regulators?

Algorithms used by tech companies, such as those that recommend content or filter information, are often proprietary and closely guarded secrets. Proponents argue that transparency would prevent abuses and ensure fair practices. Opponents argue that it would harm business confidentiality and competitive advantage.

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 @B4BSXQ4answered…18hrs18H

Yes, but not for the sake of surveillance but rather for company transparency and government regulation of unethical algorithm practices.

 @B4B9G5Panswered…2 days2D

No, but large tech companies should not be recognised to begin with: any of their profits should be attributed as private income to the persons that own them; and government should not use their products nor allow its employees to use them during working hours.

 @B3VMKY6answered…3wks3W

We should force social media companies to only show either propoganda praising the government or government approved influencers.

 @B2SXP9Sanswered…2mos2MO

Yes, but only if they are under investigation or there has been accusations of poor play on the company's part.

 @9ZR2LN5answered…4mos4MO

Yes and tech companies should be reorganised into a single state corporation controlled by the Crown

 @B2ZNBGCanswered…2mos2MO

To a certain extent, the companies that do not have a lot to hide shouldn't be pressured, but the tech companies with obvious actions of secrecy and a large population should share their information and algorithms as long as is doesn't breach the violations of human rights and the companies own right to keep their information safe and valuablee

 @9RSXS5Hanswered…8mos8MO

Open sourcing needs to be implemented in policy. E.g. new tech comes out / 10-20 years mandatory open sourcing

 @9RKZCVBanswered…8mos8MO

Yes, but the government should not be there to control the algorithms, just to enforce existing laws.

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 @Vot3rVo1ceChloefrom Ohio  submitted…4mos4MO

Trump meeting TikTok CEO as ban deadline looms

US President-elect Donald Trump is meeting the CEO of TikTok as the social media giant fights plans to have it banned in the US.Trump was due to meet Shou Zi Chew at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday, the BBC's US partner CBS News reports, citing sources familiar with the meeting.A law passed earlier this year means TikTok will be banned unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, before 19 January.The company has made an emergency application to the US Supreme Court to have the ban delayed.The US wants TikTok sold or banned because of alleged links between ByteDance and the Chinese state, links that both TikTok and ByteDance have always denied.The bill introducing the law said it was intended to "protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications".Trump opposes the ban - despite supporting one during his first term - partly on the grounds that it could help Facebook, which he has accused of aiding his 2020 election loss.Trump's second term, however, won't begin until he is inaugurated on 20 January, the day after the deadline set out in the law.In its filing to the Supreme Court, submitted on Monday, TikTok asked for a "modest delay" to the enforcement of the ban to "create breathing room" for a review by the Court and to allow the incoming administration to "evaluate this matter".It described TikTok as "one of the most significant speech platforms" in the US and said the ban would do "immediate irreparable harm" to the company and its users.

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