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Faced with opaque systems operated by wealthy global companies, it is hardly surprising that many assume the lack of transparency exists to serve the interests of technology elites and not users. In the long run, people are only going to feel comfortable with these algorithmic systems if they have more visibility into how they work and then have th... See more
Nick Clegg • You and the Algorithm: It Takes Two to Tango | by Nick Clegg | Mar, 2021 | Medium
Nothing went in print for a politician unless it was iron-clad.
Matthew Richardson • The Scarlet Papers: The Times Thriller of the Year 2023
The open movement, with its focus on access and public interest, has an important role in the ongoing rethinking of online privacy and the recognition of new challenges of datafication and governing online data, which cannot be solved by relying on the current data protection regime.
Zuzanna Warso • Openness and digital human rights – Open Future
- Technical safety: Concrete technical measures to alleviate possible harms and maintain control. 2. Audits: A means of ensuring the transparency and accountability of technology. 3. Choke points: Levers to slow development and buy time for regulators and defensive technologies. 4. Makers: Ensuring responsible developers build appropriate controls in
Mustafa Suleyman • The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma
The Algorithmic Editor
Nicholas Carr • Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart
At stake is not just the future of a 240 year old newspaper, The Observer, the Sunday sister of the Guardian, it’s also the integrity and values of the Guardian and the future media landscape of a fractured and dangerous world.
I’ve always believed what I was told, that the Guardian was different to other news organisations. It’s owned, not by a bil... See more
I’ve always believed what I was told, that the Guardian was different to other news organisations. It’s owned, not by a bil... See more
Carole Cadwalladr • How to Speak Truth to Power
Hierarchy paralyses and an open-door policy fosters resilience. Colleague Chris Otto will tell you I’ll open a closed door in the office, for closed doors create a vibe we don’t want in PSG. It surprises newcomers that anyone can walk into my office without an appointment. The days of levels have long been numbered and titles are undesirable too.
Carié Maas • Jannie Mouton: And then they fired me
News Layoffs Are the Latest Sign of Journalism’s Collapse
city-journal.org
Editors are the middle people—or what are called “curators” today—the professionals between a creator and the audience.