Q&A with Signal president Meredith Whittaker on how existential warnings about AI might help Big Tech entrench its power, the UK's Online Safety Bill, and more
The president of the not-for-profit messaging app on how she believes existential warnings about AI allow big tech to entrench their power … LinkedIn: Timnit Gebru . Tweets: @grettalouw , @colincrowel...
A look at the Open App Markets Act, aimed at curbing anti-competitive behavior from large app store operators like Apple and Google and headed to a Senate vote
it is hardly clear how that would shake out in practice: e.g., denying API access to Parler, denying App store access—might be viewed in different ways by different courts. 3/3 Craig Aaron / @notaaron...
Congressional hearings with tech CEOs and execs in the past few years have yielded no new laws amid partisan divides over issues like privacy and misinformation
Holding a hearing that humbles the most powerful business executives in the world is much easier than legislating. Tweets: @ceciliakang , @brandyzadrozny , @colincrowell , @nytpolitics , @nytimesbusin...
Facebook's Oversight Board decision on Trump's suspension will set important precedents for online deplatforming and for the Board's long-term legitimacy
meaning, even if they uphold the decision to suspend, the way they handle the case, decide on their jurisdiction, and consider the breadth of the issue presented will be important going forward. https...