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.
@9NN34ZL2hrs2H
Yes, there needs to be some oversight to moderate consumer abuse, but it should not inhibit a company's ability to remain competitive or reveal trade secrets
@9NMQZ5Q7hrs7H
Businesses should have the right to attempt to safeguard trade secrets, but everyone should have the right to attempt to reverse engineer their way to discovery of secret methodologies.
@9NM47YJ17hrs17H
Not all tech large tech companies, however, there should be at least one public platform free from censorship.
@9NLT7V520hrs20H
No, but more control should be allowed on the user's side to prevent certain content from reaching us. (Parental controls, etc)
@9NKWFNR1 day1D
Transparency could massively benefit people as a whole for the sake of mental health and fact based research while still protections being in place to safe gaurd the businesses confidentiality
@9NKQVGF 1 day1D
Since the current government can't be trusted, allow an independent agency to view and Verify safety.
@9NKN9QQ 2 days2D
No, but the government should end all subsidies to big tech and stop using them as political tools to steal elections and advance authoritarian agendas.
@9NKKKWN2 days2D
Once again we are intelligent, and we should be able to assess if these are threats to our society than to act accordingly. Smoking.
@9NGFNMT3 days3D
It show be unconstitutional for the government to mandate that large companies share their algorithms with regulators.
@9NFRHSP4 days4D
Only under specific, court ordered instances such as in order to apprehend those suspected of having committed a violent crime.
@LucidLibertarian 5 days5D
No, only in cases where there is evidence that the algorithms are violating constitutional rights such as suppressing free speech. Protect whistleblowers.
@9NCBLSZ5 days5D
Only when the tech company is being investigated, they should be able to be searched, but not mandated by the government to protect the 4th Amendment.
@9NC9SHNPeace and Freedom5 days5D
Anything the government gets involved with is never good. I like the idea of non-government professionals ensuring that algorithms are unbiased politically. Maybe a law where the company has to have transparency with a third-party non-biased company but then we would have to ensure someone that the platforms aren’t just paying the regulators off somehow
@9NC4KCX5 days5D
The government is not equiped or up to date enough to handle the I.formation and would not be trustworthy with it. Data protections like tge EU has need to created and enforced
@9NBVXSF6 days6D
Only if the the tech company is involved in weapons, artificial inteligence or security. In medical research, economic and social networks no.
@9NBQPQY6 days6D
Yes, but only for large tech companies that act as platforms in the "public square" of the internet, as they play a strong role in free speech on the web.
the government should make sure to receive government funding or be a site that is used by government or state official accounts this data has to be public.
@9N97K237 days7D
This is a very bad idea as the government had no proper policies in order to regulate or hand the misuse of
@9N8W3NP7 days7D
Yes there isn't much competition anymore on entertainment algorithms as AI is becoming the backbone but privacy of users is more important than the "competitive advantage"
@9N8JYJVLibertarian 7 days7D
No, but they should be able to obtain a court order for them if there is probable cause to suspect foul play.
@EnderKilgannon 1wk1W
Yes, If there is sufficient evidence their service or products are negatively affecting society, they are putting advertising that is blatantly pushing harmful products, ideas, or news onto people.
@9N6XNZ81wk1W
Yes and no. The government should have no control over what is shared and not shared on social media. But there should be regulations on the personal information the companies have access to.
@9N5WHZB1wk1W
No, and the government should not be able to to coerce tech companies to take part in censorship or other bipartisan or malicious activity.
@ChaseOliver 1wk1W
To the degree that govenment provides transportation services to the public - which would better be served by the private market - this publicly funded service must be accessible to all.
@9N5JS7K 1wk1W
though it would be great if all of them were 100% FOSS we should write better software that's FOSS to compete with them
@9N56QYJ1wk1W
Any company that is above a certain size of income should be required to abide by the constitution so their algorithms should be public domain
@9N567G31wk1W
No, unless it is deemed malicious and self serving for profit driven margins the expense of the common person or environment.
@9N44CBC1wk1W
Yes, but also make sure those regulators are people to be trusted as well as people who know what they're doing.
@9N295MR 1wk1W
No, but there should be at least some type of change in transparency especially with TOS in most cases like this b/c they tend to make their TOS super long purposefully so you don't read it. It should be required to be simplified to 1 page so that everyone who buys their product understand their rights throughly.
@9MXQBBM2wks2W
Big tech should not be allowed to manipulate the public, or hinder the rights to free speech based on their corporate leaders own beliefs.
@9MXMZZP2wks2W
There needs to be a system of checks and balances to ensure the 1st amendment is protected and that big tech is not using their power to sensor people they disagree with.
Companies should disclose the intentions of their algorithms without giving away technical information.
@9MVGR4P2wks2W
Yes and no. To a degree yes they need to inform their regulators about what happens behind the scenes. But keep some things secret otherwise other people will use their algorithms.
@9MV2QCDRepublican2wks2W
It is a companies own right to keep its trade secrets to itself but we need to keep the general populous and especially our children safe and secure happy and protected and prosperous; And also I wouldn't trust the government with those algorithms what do you think they will do with it? Nothing good. Companies have their right to privacy too; Anyway it has a lot goods and bads pros and cons.
It should be told what th3y are doing but I don't belive that they would truly understand the algorithm
@9MSCK7S2wks2W
Yes, but regulators have to sign contracts relevant to the topic at hand, for instance, they won't be able to manipulate algorithms into their own works.
@9MS3LV32wks2W
If that what that tech company wants to do then they should be if the tech company does not then they shouldn't.
@9MRCMWY2wks2W
they should make sure its not fake news, but really don't stop anything that is telling the truth even if it does mean America is in the wrong.
@9MR5C9TRepublican2wks2W
Large Tech companies should be required to give up algorithms to regulators only if there is proof of suspicious acts where the tech company has committed fraud, scams, or other criminal acts to the detriment of the consumer.
@99M6G59Independent 2wks2W
No, only if said algorithms violate user privacy or have a noticeable negative impact on user behavior
@9MNGKL22wks2W
No, but if it's a threat to the common safety or the nation, then allow it.
@9MNDJ4S2wks2W
Yes, but only if the algorithms prove dangerous to Americans or the security of the United States
@9MN9C3P2wks2W
Yes, but with significant oversight from civilian entities.
@9MN6HK92wks2W
Only in the instance that the algorithm may be violating privacy or is used in the committing of crimes.
@9MN6C942wks2W
No, but it should be suggested that those companies share the algorithms on their own.
@9MN5B4L2wks2W
Yes, tech companies should share their algorithms with third-party regulators (as TikTok does) that are bound not to share details of said algorithms unless they violate regulations. in which case the regulators should divulge exactly which regulations the algorithms break.
@9MN4K6T2wks2W
I feel as if they should but they should't because the large companies know so much and leave us in the wind about a lot of things that is happening or things that they may already know, so sharing some type of information with regulators would be good but then I also think no because there is some people out here that will try and take credit for the things that they didn't come up with.
@9MN48PJ2wks2W
governments should be regulating the activities of social media companies and enforcing standards of transparency.
@9MN2PBR2wks2W
Yes but not algorithms private to individuals, just from the company.
Yes but with certain extents of things, such as if something big happens and they can be helpful then that something that would be necessary.
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