unherd.com > Mary Harrington
Blood on the virtual street at Clubhouse
1 mar. 2021 - Clubhouse, an iPhone app that allows users to create and join virtual ‘rooms’ for audio conversation, has caused considerable stir in the 11 months since its founding, attracting two million weekly active users and a $1 billion January valuation.
 · clubhouse · conversation · inclusivity · polarization · power · social-media

www.theguardian.com > Julian Coman
John Rawls: can liberalism's great philosopher come to the west's rescue again?
20 dec. 2020 - John Rawls laid out his rules for a free and fair society exactly 50 years ago. In a polarised age, his bestselling book is again stirring debate.
 · black-struggle · egalitarianism · equality · freedom · individualism · inequality · john-rawls · justice · liberalism · philosophy · polarization · rule-of-law · welfare-state

www.kevindorst.com > Brian Hedden
How (Not) to Test for Algorithmic Bias
Predictive and decision-making algorithms are playing an increasingly prominent role in our lives. They help determine what ads we see on social media, where police are deployed, who will be given a loan or a job, and whether someone will be released on bail or granted parole. Part of this is due to the recent rise of machine learning. But some algorithms are relatively simple and don’t involve any AI or ‘deep learning.’
 · algorithmic-bias · black-struggle · compas · fairness · justice · philosophy · polarization · project-hva · racist-technology

www.nrc.nl > Wouter van Noort
Hoe eenzaamheid de sfeer op sociale media verziekt
7 aug. 2020 - Escalatie op sociale media: Tijdens de lockdown is de sfeer op sociale media dramatisch verhard. Tussen sociale isolatie en gevoeligheid voor extremisme bestaat een verband.
 · loneliness · polarization · social-media