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‘We’re trying to solve a problem here’: Senate takes Facebook, YouTube, Twitter to task over ‘addictive’ algorithms

Terry Collins, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘We’re trying to solve a problem here’: Senate takes Facebook, YouTube, Twitter to task over ‘addictive’ algorithms

Big tech execs testify before bipartisan Committee amid accusations their social media platforms create algorithms critics believe are "addictive."

     
Terry Collins, USA TODAY
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