Senators Curtis and Kelly introduced legislation to modernize online protections and hold social media companies accountable for harms caused by content pushed by their algorithmic feeds. The bill, the Algorithm Accountability Act, amends Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 to impose a duty of care on the companies that utilize recommendation-based algorithms.
Supreme Court Halts Federal Limits on Social Media Algorithm Regulation
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Online Transparency and Fairness Act On October 1, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a critical emergency injunction that effectively halted the enforcement of the Online…
Bringing Better Feeds to Life – Knight-Georgetown Institute
Model legislation published by the Knight-Georgetown Institute provides a pathway for lawmakers who want to encourage better algorithmic feeds that put users’ interests front and center.
Opinion | An Online Loophole That Promotes Violence
Section 230 shouldn’t preclude liability for algorithms that push harmful content.
Quit social media that won't tell you their algorithm
Opaque feeds shape what you believe and you can never check whether they are working for you. We should insist on auditable algorithms, and support the platforms willing to build them.
“Age limits on social media are a dead end”
Public authorities should focus on regulating algorithms and imposing stricter controls on data collection instead, argues researcher.
Facebook Tried to Make Its Platform a Healthier Place. It Got Angrier Instead.
A big 2018 algorithm change was designed to encourage positive interaction with friends and family. Company documents show how it had the opposite effect, rewarding outrage and sensationalism. CEO Mark Zuckerberg resisted proposed fixes if it meant harming the business.
Guidelines on transparency obligations for providers and deployers of certain AI systems
These guidelines help providers and deployers of AI systems and competent authorities in ensuring compliance with the transparency obligations under Article 50 of the AI Act.
The Technical Feasibility of Divesting Google Chrome – Knight-Georgetown Institute
As the European Commission advances efforts under the Digital Markets Act to require Google to share its search data with competitors, lessons from historic antitrust remedies underscore how data access could be transformational in the AI-powered search market. While the Commission’s proposals represent a novel and comprehensive approach, key improvements to data scope and sharing frequency, privacy protections, and dispute resolution are needed. US courts and enforcers charged with implementing similar provisions should take note.
Guidelines on transparency obligations for providers and deployers of AI systems
These guidelines define the scope of transparency obligations for providers and deployers of AI systems under article 50 of the AI Act.
How Facebook got addicted to spreading misinformation
The company’s AI algorithms gave it an insatiable habit for lies and hate speech. Now the man who built them can't fix the problem.
I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain
Michael Geist -
The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology is one of several committees in the House and Senate conducting hearings on artificial intelligence. I appeared before the committee yesterday (my fourth appearance on the issue in recent months), but rather than reiterate previous testimony on privacy, copyright, and transparency, I focused on the big issue of the moment: bans on social media and AI chatbots for children. The committee had been hearing from many supportive witnesses who emphasized the risk of harm associated with AI. Indeed, one Senator asked the panel before mine to raise their hands if they supported a ban, and virtually all hands went up. I was unsure about how my comments would be received, but I found the Senators open to debate on the issue. A video of my opening remarks, together with the transcript, is posted below. A future Law Bytes podcast episode will delve into the discussion that followed.
How Shifting Responsibility for AI Harms Undermines Democratic Accountability | TechPolicy.Press
The moralization of individual AI use deflects responsibility away from powerful actors like corporations and governments, Suvradip Maitra and others write.
Algorithmic Choice with Custom Feeds - Bluesky
Our implementation of algorithmic choice lets users customize one of the most important parts of their social media experience: their feed.
What’s in an Algorithm? Empowering Users Through Nutrition Labels for Social Media Recommender Systems
(For a PDF version of this essay click on the button in the right-hand column.)
GDPR for AI Systems: 2026 Compliance Guide (with EU AI Act Updates)
How to make AI systems GDPR-compliant in 2026 — the practitioner roadmap covering EU AI Act overlap, EDPB Opinion 28/2024, DPIAs, data minimization, sub-processor cascades, and the technical controls lawyers don't explain.
