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   Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 10:32:26 JST Evan Prodromou

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   • Ben Werdmuller
   • Kevin Fox

   @kfury @ben This is a very strong point! I wonder if there are examples in some of the other places that foreign investment is not allowed (like domestic transportation).

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     Kevin Fox (kfury@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 10:32:28 JST Kevin Fox

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     • Ben Werdmuller

     @ben @evan Thinking about whether algorithmic bias is as dangerous in the hands of a domestic media company or individual as it is in the hands of a foreign power, I feel it’s the same as foreign contributions to domestic political campaigns, and while we allow domestic dark money contributions, they have shown to have the same levels of influence against the public good as any foreign contribution could.

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     Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 10:32:29 JST Ben Werdmuller

     "The House bill, then, is an acknowledgment that algorithmic curation of feeds is a powerful feature that can have a major influence on individuals and society. It at least makes the point that allowing a foreign company, under its own government’s influence, to have some level of control of the algorithm, is a potential danger for domestic security." #Technology https://evanp.me/2024/03/13/tiktok-and-the-fediverse/?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon