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US must regulate algorithms or other countries will, Senate subcommittee warned

By Amy Miller
  • 09 Dec 2021 17:27
  • 09 Dec 2021 18:02
Unless the US Congress takes up legislation addressing how algorithms can amplify bias and misinformation online, other countries, including China, will take the lead, a Senate subcommittee was told today.
Nearly every country but the US has enacted some type of data-protection law, said Rose Jackson, director of the Atlantic

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Amy Miller

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Amy is responsible for the coverage of an array of regulatory and litigation issues pertaining to the Internet, including privacy, data security and antitrust. Formerly a legal reporter for the ALM media group, Miller has closely followed legal trends in Silicon Valley and covered corporate legal departments for online and print publications including The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, and The Recorder. Miller is a graduate of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and is an award-winning journalist with expertise ranging from education and legal reporting to computer-assisted reporting.

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