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Should the government mandate that large tech companies share their algorithms with regulators?

Algorithms used by tech companies, such as those that recommend content or filter information, are often proprietary and closely guarded secrets. Proponents argue that transparency would prevent abuses and ensure fair practices. Opponents argue that it would harm business confidentiality and competitive advantage.

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Yes
39%
No
60%
Yes
36%
No
0%
Yes, and all software and algorithms should be open source
3%
No, only if there are serious allegations of harm or misconduct
0%
Yes, and should also share their algorithms with their customers
0%
No, and the government has no right to interfere with private intellectual property

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 @B46V7MRfrom Alberta  answered…4wks4W

Consumers should not use products that are not suitably transparent. I avoid any product that requires I use my real name or create a user account. I would prefer a cultural shift where the average person could not be persuaded to use a product with no algorithmic transparency.

 @9SSRG9Hfrom Manitoba  answered…8mos8MO

Yes but only if it is in the best interest of the public to do so. For things such as healthcare and financial education.

 @B2WVT6Ffrom Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

i'm unsure as i don't properly understand the ramifications of too much or too little government oversight with tech

 @B2BXZ8Jfrom Alberta  answered…3mos3MO

Yes, but only if those algorithms are kept confidential between the tech company and the regulator(s)

 @B4VB3F3from Ontario  answered…10hrs10H

Yes, and all software and algorithms should be open source, and they should also share their algorithms with their customers

 @B4S6BRMfrom Ontario  answered…4 days4D

The algorithms should be all open source. But necessarily share with governments, they should be open to everyone

 @B4QTLP2from Ontario  answered…6 days6D

Maybe, all software and algorithms should be open source and shared with their customers and only regulated, if there are serious allegations of harm or misconduct.

 @B4F65ZGfrom Ontario  answered…3wks3W

Yes, under strict guidelines to ensure compliance from tech companies without jeopardizing their proprietary information.

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 @Vot3rVo1ceChloefrom Ohio  submitted…4mos4MO

Trump meeting TikTok CEO as ban deadline looms

US President-elect Donald Trump is meeting the CEO of TikTok as the social media giant fights plans to have it banned in the US.Trump was due to meet Shou Zi Chew at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday, the BBC's US partner CBS News reports, citing sources familiar with the meeting.A law passed earlier this year means TikTok will be banned unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, before 19 January.The company has made an emergency application to the US Supreme Court to have the ban delayed.The US wants TikTok sold or banned because of alleged links between ByteDance and the Chinese state, links that both TikTok and ByteDance have always denied.The bill introducing the law said it was intended to "protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications".Trump opposes the ban - despite supporting one during his first term - partly on the grounds that it could help Facebook, which he has accused of aiding his 2020 election loss.Trump's second term, however, won't begin until he is inaugurated on 20 January, the day after the deadline set out in the law.In its filing to the Supreme Court, submitted on Monday, TikTok asked for a "modest delay" to the enforcement of the ban to "create breathing room" for a review by the Court and to allow the incoming administration to "evaluate this matter".It described TikTok as "one of the most significant speech platforms" in the US and said the ban would do "immediate irreparable harm" to the company and its users.

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