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Jake Auchincloss: “Their algorithms suppress or amplify content editorially.”

Featuring: Jake Auchincloss, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, District 4

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One SouthCoast Chamber Breakfast with Congressman Jake Auchincloss

Published | Video Starts at 14:47

The social media corporations, they want to pretend like they're just agnostic town squares. They just host people to come and talk. That's not what they are because Their algorithms suppress or amplify content editorially. And so they are not just neutral actors. They have a role in this with what they choose to suppress or amplify and they need to be treated to me … (14:47–14:52)

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Asserts that social media companies' algorithms editorially control content visibility.

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