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Civil liberties group calls for change in implementation of 'toxic’ social media algorithms

ICCL has urged Media Commission to mandate recommender algorithms are not activated by default, claiming they spread hate

Malcolm Byrne: AI will challenge our democratic systems - we must be ready

Deep fakes, cyber attacks and other technological threats are becoming increasing prevalent thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence. Now is the time to put preventative measures in place

Willie O’Reilly: Crucial report must not languish in media minister’s drawer

Catherine Martin needs to act promptly if the Future of Media Commission report is not to disappear into oblivion like too many other such investigations over the years

Google trialling new system to detect underage users

The system will prompt users to provide a form of identification if the probability that they are underage is deemed to be high

New Media Commission will regulate algorithmic decision-making

Move comes after warnings about the potential harmful effects of the process central to the business models of social media companies