algorithms as scapegoats Facebook actually made more money when they tried getting rid of the News Feed algorithm. Thom Dunn
consumer data I tried to access my secret consumer data. Their facial recognition software told me to smile. Thom Dunn
facesoft Police cameras to be augmented with junk-science "microexpression" AI lie-detectors Cory Doctorow
zuck's empire of oily rags Facebook's "celebration" and "memories" algorithms are auto-generating best-of-terror-recruiting pages for extremist groups Cory Doctorow
facebook customer support number Google mistakenly started handing out a reporter's cellphone number to people searching for Facebook tech support Cory Doctorow
ripoff britain UK minister says airlines used "exploitative algorithms" to split up families unless they paid extra Cory Doctorow
he who must not be named A successful no-platforming means we can talk about Alex Jones again Cory Doctorow
overworked centaurs A human being at Facebook manually approved the idea of targeting ads to users interested in "white genocide" Cory Doctorow
filtering Facebook's spam filter blocked the most popular articles about its 50m user breach Cory Doctorow
algorithmic cruelty Facebook sends man animation featuring cartoon characters dancing on his mother's grave Cory Doctorow
kafka's algebra ICE hacked its algorithmic risk-assessment tool so it recommended detention for everyone Cory Doctorow
revenge of alice u Thanks to 2016's trade secret law and algorithmic justice, America's courts have become AI-Kafka nightmares Cory Doctorow
beep beep #neo-nazis are here "Friendly" apps are good at maximizing engagement, but their context-blindness is a cesspit of algorithmic cruelty Cory Doctorow
algorithmic cruelty Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's MIDAS program had a 93% error rate and falsely accused 20,000 workers of unemployment fraud Cory Doctorow
