News Explained (Courtesy Meta): How AI Systems Recommend Content on Instagram and Facebook The tech giant will also be releasing a "Content Library" of Facebook data for researchers. Aarathi GanesanJuly 3, 2023
News Instagram explains how it ranks content on the platform Instagram published a blog post explaining how the platform ranks content in Feed, Stories, Explore, Reels, and Search. Sarvesh MathiJune 2, 2023
News Is it possible to create a transparent digital market platform? #NAMA Experts discuss the need for transparency in digital markets to ensure fairness, non-discrimination, and algorithmic accountability. Kamya PandeyMay 26, 2023
News “These Are Not the 9 Greatest Experts On the Internet”: US Top Court Hears Case that Could Reshape the Internet The question at the heart of Gonzalez v Google: should platforms be liable for the third-party content their algorithms recommend? Aarathi GanesanFebruary 22, 2023
News Indian govt may hold social media firms accountable for algorithms under ‘Digital India Act’ Such an inclusion under the proposed law will make India one of the first countries to mandate legal oversight of these proprietary codes Vallari SanzgiriDecember 6, 2022
News TLDR: Zoom MacOs loophole, Chinese apps submit algorithms, Signal breach, data localization, US FTC, more We present a quick roundup of latest tech policy news and developments from India and around the world Arjun BanerjeeAugust 16, 2022
News Why was Meta sued for discrimination in housing ads, and what happened next? Social media giant Meta has settled a case with the US government accusing it enabling racial discrimination in housing through Special Ad Audiences Sashwata SahaJune 23, 2022
News US wants platforms to share more about algorithms, inner workings Before Meta decided to pass on certain data to researchers, a US bill had mandated it. Anushka JainMay 25, 2022
News India’s E-Commerce Rules to also focus on algorithms Several industry stakeholders had expressed deep concerns when the amendments were proposed in 2021. MitakshApril 22, 2022
News Koo makes the workings of its core algorithms public The platform has let on about how its algorithms shape what users see on their feeds. MitakshApril 21, 2022