Twitter’s image-cropping algorithm marginalizes elderly, disabled, and Arabic An AI bias bounty contest exposed numerous potential harms Twitter’s algorithmic biases Bogdan Kulynych, who bagged the $3,500 first-place prize, showed that the algorithm can amplify real-world biases and social expectations of beauty. Kulynych, a grad student at Switzerland’s EPFL technical university, investigated how the algorithm predicts which region of an image people will look at. The researcher used acomputer-vision model to generate realistic pictures of people with different physical features....

Twitter’s new CEO faces irresolvable tensions between free speech and moderation Parag Agrawal will have to draw fine lines New rules Twitter’s moderation strategy shifted during Dorsey’s stint as CEO. While the company once had a laissez-faire approach, it became more hands-on amid mounting concerns about misinformation and hate speech. In recent years,Twitterhas banned political ads, launched new misinformation warnings, andintroduced a controversial “hacked materials” label.The company also famously fact-checked and then banned former President Donald Trump....

Twitter’s new CEO faces irresolvable tensions between free speech and moderation Parag Agrawal will have to draw fine lines New rules Twitter’s moderation strategy shifted during Dorsey’s stint as CEO. While the company once had a laissez-faire approach, it became more hands-on amid mounting concerns about misinformation and hate speech. In recent years,Twitterhas banned political ads, launched new misinformation warnings, andintroduced a controversial “hacked materials” label.The company also famously fact-checked and then banned former President Donald Trump....

Twitter’s next trick: ‘removing’ followers without blocking them No more soft blocking Story byIvan Mehta Ivan covers Big Tech, India, policy, AI, security, platforms, and apps for TNW. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh.“Ivan covers Big Tech, India, policy, AI, security, platforms, and apps for TNW. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh.” Get the TNW newsletter Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week....

Twitter’s next trick: ‘removing’ followers without blocking them No more soft blocking Story byIvan Mehta Ivan covers Big Tech, India, policy, AI, security, platforms, and apps for TNW. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh.“Ivan covers Big Tech, India, policy, AI, security, platforms, and apps for TNW. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh.” Get the TNW newsletter Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week....