Wall Street Journal

Can Internet Algorithms Be Regulated? China Is Giving It a Shot.

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: Earlier this year, China's cyberspace regulator set out rules ...
Wall Street Journal

Can Internet Algorithms Be Regulated? China Is Giving It a Shot.

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: This is your Tech News Briefing for Wednesday, September 7th. I'm Zoe ...
telecom.economictimes.indiatimes

China unveils plan to bring algorithms of its internet industry under state control to tighten censorship

Beijing: China on Wednesday unveiled a three-year plan to bring the algorithms related to internet information services of its fast-growing web industry under state control. Chinese regulators will ...
The Straits Times

China issues draft guidelines for Internet recommendation algorithms

BEIJING (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) - China has issued draft guidelines on regulating the algorithms used by Internet service providers to make recommendations to users, part of efforts to protect the ...
The Washington Post

What you don’t know about Internet algorithms is hurting you. (And you probably don’t know very much!)

Until about three weeks ago, Pinterest was — hands down, no contest — my absolute favorite social network. Yeah, I know it lacks the cachet of Twitter or Snapchat. I understand its associations with ...
Engadget

China internet rules call for algorithms that recommend 'positive' content

China is once more tightening its grip on internet content, and this time algorithms are in the spotlight. The Cyberspace Administration of China has published upcoming rules that dictate how internet ...
Princeton University

Algorithms could stop an ‘internet of things’ attack from bringing down the power grid

Last year, Princeton researchers identified a disturbing security flaw in which hackers could someday exploit internet-connected appliances to wreak havoc on the electrical grid. Now, the same ...
City A.M.

From 90s chatrooms to AI algorithms, has the internet lost its fun?

Algorithms and clickbait are stripping the internet of the adventurous spirit it was built on, but we can bring it back, writes Kyle Duckitt I’m old enough to remember the excitement and anticipation ...