(From left) Sens. John Curtis, R-Utah, and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., focus on their joint effort to carry massive tech accountable for harms brought on by social media algorithms with NPR’s Steve Inskeep on Nov. 18.
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Social media corporations and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by selling divisive content material on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have launched laws geared toward holding tech corporations accountable for these enterprise practices.
Sens. John Curtis, R-Utah, and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., joined Morning Version host Steve Inskeep to speak concerning the impression of social media algorithms on U.S. politics and past and their plan to handle it. Hearken to the interview by clicking play on the blue field above.
