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2 days ago

FTC chair warns Google about Gmail's 'partisan' spam filters | TechCrunch

"My understanding from recent reporting is that Gmail's spam filters routinely block messages from reaching consumers when those messages come from Republican senders but fail to block similar messages sent by Democrats," Ferguson wrote. He warned Alphabet that if Gmail's filters "keep Americans from receiving speech they expect, or donating as they see fit, the filters may harm American consumers and may violate the FTC Act's prohibition of unfair or deceptive trade practices," adding this could lead to "an FTC investigation and potential enforcement action."
US politics
#ftc
Science
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

An abortion drug for breast cancer is being blocked by moral and political interests

Research on mifepristone as a breast cancer prevention drug is hindered by moral prejudice, political bias, and high costs.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Joe Kernen Confronts Trump On Canning Labor Stats Official

Firing a labor statistics chief after an underwhelming jobs report undermines confidence in the system, raising concerns about perceived political bias in the data.
US politics
#media-coverage
fromFortune
1 month ago

Goodbye Colbert, hello Bari Weiss? Paramount stands at fork in the road after finally winning FCC approval

The approval of the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media, valued at $8 billion, raises questions about the potential psychic costs associated with corporate changes.
Television
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Skydance and Paramount Just Taught Media Companies How to Kneel to Power

The Skydance-Paramount merger compromises media integrity and promotes political bias, prioritizing loyalty to Trump over journalistic principles.
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Trump's order to make chatbots anti-woke is unconstitutional, senator says

Trump's executive order requires any AI company hoping to contract with the federal government to prove their AI systems are 'truth-seeking' based on historical accuracy.
US politics
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

The White House orders tech companies to make AI bigoted again

The Trump administration aims to control AI models in government by banning 'woke AI' to ensure alignment with specific political agendas.
fromFortune
1 month ago

Trump's 'AI Action Plan' to mix tech industry wishlist with culture war attacks on 'woke AI'

The plan and related executive orders are expected to include some familiar tech lobby pitches. That includes accelerating the sale of AI technology abroad and making it easier to construct the energy-hungry data center buildings that are needed to form and run AI products.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Tommy Tuberville Praises Funding Cuts to NPR: Farmers Are Not Gonna Miss This'

Sen. Tommy Tuberville stated, "90% of NPR content was left-leaning. There was very little right. Anything positive about the right was never on."
US politics
US politics
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

The Future of Tech Regulation Is Both Stupid and Scary

Missouri attorney general criticizes AI responses on socially sensitive topics, raising concerns over Big Tech's objectivity and accountability.
fromFortune
1 month ago

Users accuse Elon Musk's Grok of a rightward tilt after xAI changes its internal instructions to assume viewpoints from the media are 'biased'

Grok's updated instructions have led to accusations of conservative bias among its users.
fromNewsmax
2 months ago

Did Mamdani Benefit from Election Rigging?

New Yorkers are under the false impression that the taxpayer-funded New York City Campaign Finance Board is leveling the playing field to make voting for Gotham's next mayor and other elected officials fair.
NYC politics
Marketing tech
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

The FTC is putting unusual political restrictions on the merger of 2 ad giants. Here are the winners and losers.

The merger of Omnicom and Interpublic Group proceeds with an FTC order against politically motivated ad boycotts.
fromSocial Media Today
2 months ago

Elon Pledges to Retrain Grok Chatbot With More Ideologically Aligned Answers

Over the weekend, X and xAI owner Elon Musk flagged a coming change to his Grok chatbot, in which the Grok development team will remove 'politically incorrect, but nonetheless factually true' info from its data banks.
Artificial intelligence
#trump-administration
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
US politics

'No Fat Soldiers': Bombshell Report Says Troops Attending Trump Rally Were Pre-Screened Based on MAGA Loyalty And Good Looks

US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

'No Fat Soldiers': Bombshell Report Says Troops Attending Trump Rally Were Pre-Screened Based on MAGA Loyalty And Good Looks

The Trump Administration curated soldiers' appearances based on political alignment for a public event, undermining military neutrality.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS

The Trump administration seeks to eliminate federal funding for public media, alleging it promotes biased news content.
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

GPT-2 Study Shows How Language Models Can Amplify Political Bias | HackerNoon

This study highlights the critical issue of bias amplification in large language models (LLMs), demonstrating its impact predominantly through the lens of political bias in U.S. media.
Artificial intelligence
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

How Bias Amplifies Across AI Generations | HackerNoon

The study evaluates media bias through a qualitative framework, focusing on political bias in story framing and selection in text data.
#supreme-court
fromAbove the Law
3 months ago
US politics

The FBI Decides What We Really Needs Right Now Is Another Investigation Into The Dobbs Leak - Above the Law

fromAbove the Law
3 months ago
US politics

The FBI Decides What We Really Needs Right Now Is Another Investigation Into The Dobbs Leak - Above the Law

fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene beefs with Elon Musk's AI chatbot: 'The judgement seat belongs to GOD'

Grok is left leaning and continues to spread fake news and propaganda. When people give up their own discernment, stop seeking the truth, and depend on AI to analyze information, they will be lost.
Artificial intelligence
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Trump denounces 'activist' judges. He's not the first president to do so

Trump vocally criticizes judges obstructing his agenda, emphasizing perceived political bias, challenging the principle of judicial independence.
US politics
fromNew York Post
4 months ago

Ex-FBI agent involved in Hunter Biden, Trump probes celebrated Peter Navarro's 2022 indictment: 'Wow. Great'

Internal FBI emails reveal support for prosecuting Navarro.
Transparency regarding FBI and the Biden administration's actions is emphasized.
Grassley seeks release of more FBI communications.
Social justice
fromNew York Post
4 months ago

Yet another woke judge goes lawless in move against Trump

Judicial leniency shown toward Owen McIntire amid serious charges raises concerns about biases in the legal system favoring certain political ideologies.
SF politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

Politico Playbook Is Presented by' Pro-Choice Progressive Activist Group Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood's sponsorship raises questions about media neutrality.
Politico's alignment with political organizations could affect its perceived objectivity.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

Trump-Allied Prosecutor Sends Letters to Medical Journals Alleging Bias

Federal prosecutor accused medical journals of political bias, raising concerns over scientific discourse integrity.
Threats to medical journals may chill publication of research opposing political agendas.
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