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Sep 11, 2018 35 min

Technology v. The People

from In The Thick

Algorithms, social media and technology are increasingly becoming a risk for communities of color. Maria and Julio talk about zeroes and ones with Surya Mattu, researcher with The MIT Center for Civic Media, and Jazmine Ulloa, reporter for the Los Angeles Times. ITT Staff Picks How online trolls are using immigration as political wedge for midterms, Jazmine's latest for the Los Angeles Times. Machine bias in the court system, ProPublica's investigation that Surya was a part of Meet the activists that are fighting algorithm biases. Is Facebook breaking democracy? Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for ad-free listening, early-access and exclusive bonus episodes with the chisme behind In The Thick and all our podcasts: www.futuromediagroup.org/joinplus.

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