Senate Intelligence Hearing with Facebook, Twitter, and Google – Information Cascade and how Social Networks Change Politics
Facebook, Twitter, and Google testified during the Senate Intelligence Hearing on fake news, free speech, and Russia on October 31st and November 1st. The legal counsel/enforcement of each company was present, defending their respective algorithms used to repress hate speech. All the companies run on ads. Even though their respective missions might be ‘noble’, their […]
How Information Cascades Influenced the 2016 Presidential Election.
Analysis – Senate Intelligence Hearing on Fake News, Free Speech And Russia This article examines the algorithms behind social networks that may influence politics, particularly the 2016 presidential election. The author, Antone Christianson-Galina, analyzes statements made by Facebook, Twitter, and Google during a Senate Intelligence Hearing which discussed Russia’s involvement in skewing the results of […]
MATCHING AS SOLUTION TO TRAFFIC REDUCER RIDE-SHARING
‘Smart cities’ conference that was on November 7th 2017 was an eye opener, at least for me. One of the speaker, Samitha Samaranayake, argued that ride-sharing is not always a good thing. Without appropriate systems, instead of reducing traffic, introduction of ride-sharing to cities can actually increase traffic as it actually makes ‘private’ vehicle more […]
Turing and the Enigma Code
During World War II, the Allied powers were at war with the Axis powers. Germany, a member of the Axis powers, transmitted encrypted messages to its troops and allies to relay information relevant to the war. These messages were encrypted with an Enigma machine with a code that was extremely difficult to crack. Since these […]
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