{"id":11013,"date":"2021-06-05T09:49:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T09:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/at-social-media-hearing-lawmakers-circle-algorithm-focused-section-230-reform\/"},"modified":"2021-06-05T09:49:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-05T09:49:17","slug":"at-social-media-hearing-lawmakers-circle-algorithm-focused-section-230-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/tech\/at-social-media-hearing-lawmakers-circle-algorithm-focused-section-230-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"At social media hearing, lawmakers circle algorithm-focused Section 230 reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rather than a CEO-slamming sound bite free-for-all, Tuesday\u2019s big tech hearing on algorithms aimed for more of a listening session vibe \u2014 and in that sense it mostly succeeded. The hearing centered on testimony from the policy leads at Facebook, YouTube and Twitter rather than the chief executives of those companies for a change. The resulting few hours didn\u2019t offer any massive revelations but was still probably more productive than squeezing some of the world\u2019s most powerful men for their commitments to \u201cget back to you on that.\u201d In the hearing, lawmakers bemoaned social media echo chambers and the ways that the algorithms pumping content through platforms are capable of completely reshaping human behavior. \u201c\u2026 This advanced technology is harnessed into algorithms designed to attract our time and attention on social media, and the resu&#8230; Click below to read the full story from TechCrunch<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Techcrunch\/~3\/vPcjrw0uQkY\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rather than a CEO-slamming sound bite free-for-all, Tuesday\u2019s big tech hearing on algorithms aimed for more of a listening session vibe \u2014 and in that sense it mostly succeeded. 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