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Should the government mandate that large tech companies share their algorithms with regulators?

Algorithms used by tech companies, such as those that recommend content or filter information, are often proprietary and closely guarded secrets. Proponents argue that transparency would prevent abuses and ensure fair practices. Opponents argue that it would harm business confidentiality and competitive advantage.

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 @B2BXZ8Jfrom Alberta  answered…1mo1MO

Yes, but only if those algorithms are kept confidential between the tech company and the regulator(s)

 @B2RXD2Yfrom Alberta  answered…6 days6D

i think they should to an extent. the things that they do shouldnt be fully covered up by protection but then also its beneficial to have some work hidden from the public eye. it think it depends on what they are requesting them to share.

 @B2Q3HPWfrom Ontario  answered…1wk1W

Large tech needs to be regulated against misinformation, corporate tyranny, invasion of privacy, and force feeding choices.

 @B2MXWGHfrom Alberta  answered…2wks2W

Yes only if needed and it has to be confidential between the government and regulators and with the consent of the user.

 @B2HND79from Ontario  answered…3wks3W

While it ensures accountability and prevention of of harm, the questions of protection of intellectual property concerns should be considered

 @iAmCodeMonkey from Ontario  answered…3mos3MO

Maybe. Depends if the algorithm specifically targets users with unwanted advertising or other useless fluff.

 @9WZVYVTfrom Ontario  answered…3mos3MO

Depends on how it's done. Sharing information with the government could be scary, what would the government do with that information?

 @9WZ44D2from Ontario  answered…3mos3MO

I think the original algorithms that took a lot of time for the companies to make should be kept confidential, but the other algorithms I think can be shared with other companies.

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 @Vot3rVo1ceChloefrom Ohio  submitted…2mos2MO

Trump meeting TikTok CEO as ban deadline looms

US President-elect Donald Trump is meeting the CEO of TikTok as the social media giant fights plans to have it banned in the US.Trump was due to meet Shou Zi Chew at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday, the BBC's US partner CBS News reports, citing sources familiar with the meeting.A law passed earlier this year means TikTok will be banned unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, before 19 January.The company has made an emergency application to the US Supreme Court to have the ban delayed.The US wants TikTok sold or banned because of alleged links between ByteDance and the Chinese state, links that both TikTok and ByteDance have always denied.The bill introducing the law said it was intended to "protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications".Trump opposes the ban - despite supporting one during his first term - partly on the grounds that it could help Facebook, which he has accused of aiding his 2020 election loss.Trump's second term, however, won't begin until he is inaugurated on 20 January, the day after the deadline set out in the law.In its filing to the Supreme Court, submitted on Monday, TikTok asked for a "modest delay" to the enforcement of the ban to "create breathing room" for a review by the Court and to allow the incoming administration to "evaluate this matter".It described TikTok as "one of the most significant speech platforms" in the US and said the ban would do "immediate irreparable harm" to the company and its users.

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