News Corp. founder and arch-globalist Rupert Murdoch recently proposed an idea to tame the tech giants: an “algorithm review board”, to guard against “algorithmic abuse” on the part of Facebook, Google, and other Silicon Valley masters of the universe.
Algorithms are the mathematical models used by online platforms to determine what users see on their newsfeeds, and in what order. Changes to algorithms can have dramatic ramifications for news outlets and public figures: an algorithm change by Facebook in January boosted the mainstream media at the expense of conservative media, and cut engagement (likes, shares, comments, etc) on President Trump’s Facebook posts by 45 percent. -- More...
