Twitter admits algorithm favors right-wing politicians

October 22, 2021 by Ethics in Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Contrary to claims by former U.S. President Donald Trump and other right-wing politicians and pundits that Twitter favors posts by liberals, new internal research shared Thursday by the social media titan showed that conservative tweets received greater algorithmic amplification Read more…

#NoTechForApartheid: Groups demand Amazon, Google stop profiting from Israeli crimes in Palestine

October 14, 2021 by Ethics in Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams A day after hundreds of Amazon and Google workers condemned their employers for complicity in Israel’s human rights violations against Palestinians, over 40 grassroots groups on Wednesday announced a campaign to amplify the efforts of activists around the world Read more…

ISPs’ $234 million political spending harms efforts to close digital divide

July 19, 2021 by Ethics in Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams To help close the digital divide and curb the pernicious influence of internet service provider lobbying, Congress must pass legislation and the Federal Communications Commission should restore net neutrality regulations, according to a report published Monday. The report by Read more…

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