{"id":600108,"date":"2023-12-06T06:37:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T03:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/al-gore-calls-social-media-algorithms-digital-ar-15s\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T06:37:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T03:37:53","slug":"al-gore-calls-social-media-algorithms-digital-ar-15s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/al-gore-calls-social-media-algorithms-digital-ar-15s\/","title":{"rendered":"#Al Gore calls social media algorithms \u2018digital\u2019 AR-15s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/AP21309522766180-e1658607188742.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former Vice President Al Gore took aim at <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> algorithms on Tuesday, saying sites that are \u201cdominated by algorithms\u201d are the \u201cdigital equivalent of AR-15s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gore, speaking at the the Bloomberg Green at COP28 event, said that spending too much time scrolling on social media could be dangerous and suggested that algorithms be banned. Numerous lawmakers\u00a0have raised concerns about the use of\u00a0social media among children.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf you have social media that is dominated by algorithms that pull people down these rabbit holes that are a bit like pitcher plants, these algorithms, they are the digital equivalent of AR-15s,\u201d he said. \u201cThey ought to be banned, they really ought to be banned. It\u2019s an abuse of the public forum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He warned that social media users can find themselves in an echo chamber after spending time scrolling through the algorithm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you spend too much time in the echo chamber, what\u2019s weaponized is another form of AI \u2014not artificial intelligence, artificial insanity,\u201d he continued. \u201cI\u2019m serious. I\u2019m serious. Qanon is just the best known version of artificial insanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd these devices are the enemies of self-government, and they\u2019re the enemies of democracy. We need reforms for both democracy and capitalism,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Algorithms used by social media platforms have faced scrutiny for years. Attention to the potential threats created by algorithms rose in 2021 after a Facebook whistleblower\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.senate.gov\/services\/files\/FC8A558E-824E-4914-BEDB-3A7B1190BD49\">testified on Capitol Hill<\/a> that the company\u2019s decisions over its algorithms \u201care a huge problem \u2014 for children, for public safety, for democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>YouTube faced similar\u00a0blowback for its algorithm\u00a0in recent years for directing users to misleading and extremist content on its platform. In 2021, YouTube announced it\u00a0removed more than 1 million videos\u00a0related to \u201cdangerous coronavirus information\u201d since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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