“Hate, harm, and disinformation is algorithmically prioritised because it is more attention grabbing.”
Kaitlyn Regehr, Associate Professor in Digital Humanities at University College London, spoke to Channel 4 News after Meta’s $18bn court settlement with US states.
Meta said the agreement was not an admission of wrongdoing, but that it provides a new framework designed to give parents more control and teenagers stronger protections.
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