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Twitter's Culbertson responds "you have to look at the bigger picture there," that "connection and connectivity are key to solving problems" and that that's what Twitter does. *(corrects Culbertson's name) — PolitiTweet.org
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Twitter's Veitch responds "you have to look at the bigger picture there," that "connection and connectivity are key to solving problems" and that that's what Twitter does. — PolitiTweet.org
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Sen. Sasse highlights the issue where corrections to "outrageous" but misinformed tweets get a fraction of the amplification of the "original, false thing." "People are really good at short-term rage and the product capitalizes on that, doesn't it?" he asks Twitter. — PolitiTweet.org
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(Kinda wish Coons had pushed further with this line of questioning. What would it cost to address the false positives? Why are those costs unacceptable for Facebook to bear? Etc.) — PolitiTweet.org
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Sen. Coons asks why Facebook doesn't just make its temporary measures surrounding sensitive events (like the Chauvin verdict) a permanent fixture. Bickert implies that simply ratcheting up the algorithmic moderation tends to result in false positives. — PolitiTweet.org
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Donovan singles out YouTube subcultures: "If you've recently searched for contentious content like Rittenhouse, Qanon, Proud Boys or Antifa, you're likely to enter a rabbit hole where extracting yourself from reinforcement algorithms ranges from the difficult to the impossible." — PolitiTweet.org
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Harvard's Joan Donovan reminds Congress of the stakes: "Whatever policy comes from the US [on social media algorithms] will inevitably become the default settings for the rest of the world." — PolitiTweet.org
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Tech critic and ex-Googler Tristan Harris now blasting the business model behind Big Tech: "We are now sitting through the results of 10 years of this psychological deranging process that has warped our national communications and fragmented the Overton window." — PolitiTweet.org
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And arguing that tech should be allowed to help solve the problems that tech creates. — PolitiTweet.org
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Twitter now talking up its efforts on "algorithmic choice," saying how great it was when it released the option in 2018 for people to opt out of the algorithmically determined Twitter timeline. — PolitiTweet.org
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Facebook's Monika Bickert argues it's "not in our interests financially or reputationally" to push people toward extreme content, saying that would be "self-defeating" in the long run. — PolitiTweet.org
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Sen. Coons making clear there's no looming legislation or regulation on this but that this hearing is mainly a listening/learning session to inform future potential congressional action. — PolitiTweet.org
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Another busy day on Capitol Hill as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are testifying now on social media algorithms before the Senate. The hearing is now getting underway: https://t.co/PgEAEpCiBf — PolitiTweet.org
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RT @CISAgov: We recently responded to an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor’s long-term compromise of an entity’s enterprise network an… — PolitiTweet.org
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So much happened in yesterday's hearing that it was impossible to write it all up. But here are some of the key themes and highlights that emerged: https://t.co/36NqoH8eqY — PolitiTweet.org
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RT @benedictevans: I would be really surprised if any of the regulatory processes pointed at app stores concluded that sideloading and comp… — PolitiTweet.org
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In the hearing's final minutes, Spotify and Tile are telling Sen. Klobuchar they want more specific legislation just to deal with app stores. — PolitiTweet.org
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Apple testifies that it does not engage in self-preferencing in search on its app store. — PolitiTweet.org
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Sorry -- the economic opportunity of the app *economy* — PolitiTweet.org
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"It's an integrated feature of our devices so we don't have a separate profit and loss statement for the app store," Apple's Andeer says, before citing the economic opportunity of the app store, which is an estimated $500 billion. — PolitiTweet.org
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Klobuchar asks Apple about reported figures about the app store's profitability. She cites the House antitrust report's estimate that Apple makes $15-18 billion/yr from the app store, and Apple v. Epic testimony that it costs $100m/yr to run the app store. Apple doesn't comment — PolitiTweet.org
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Sen. Lee asks Apple to respond. Apple points to Spotify's success, citing the number of times it's been downloaded on iOS and how it's a leader in digital streaming. "We've been supporting these businesses. There's no evidence of retaliation." — PolitiTweet.org
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Spotify says it believes it has been the target of retaliation from Apple over its noncompliance with Apple's payment rules, from "waiting months for our app updates to be approved" to not getting promotion on the store because "we were a competitor." — PolitiTweet.org
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brings *up* — PolitiTweet.org
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Oh boy. Sen. Blackburn brings Apple's willingness to remove Fortnite, but only in contrast with what she says is Apple's unwillingness to confront the Chinese government on Hong Kong and minority repression. — PolitiTweet.org
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Sen. Ossoff asks Apple and Google about scam apps that are "trivially easy" to find on their platforms. Apple argues it invests a lot into security and then continues by saying if it allows sideloading of apps or other app stores then "this problem will only multiply." — PolitiTweet.org
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Sen. Blumenthal says Apple and Google's conduct is "patently indefensible." On Google's call to Match Group last night, Blumenthal says that is "potentially actionable" and suggests the subcommittee should investigate. (!) Sen. Klobuchar says "that's the plan." — PolitiTweet.org
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Apple's argument is that a transaction is a digital service if "all of the experience is contained within the four corners of the device." So ebook purchases or online dating would be covered, but not Uber because you're calling a physical car to your house. Lee is confused. — PolitiTweet.org
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Sen. Lee had a really interesting exchange with Apple and Google asking them to justify their 30% fees for digital services while charging lower or no fees for non-digital transactions. What is the difference? Lee asks. — PolitiTweet.org
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I'm about eight minutes behind on the stream because I keep needing to rewind to catch important exchanges. Too much is happening! — PolitiTweet.org
