When we don’t know that an algorithm has been used to make a decision that impacts us, we can’t challenge those decisions, or fix any mistakes. According to Anne-Britt Gran, Peter Booth and Taina Bucher, such lack of awareness constitutes a new form of digital divide: “Not only does a lack of algorithm awareness pose … Continue reading The Algorithmic Transparency Paradox: Accountability vs Behaviour Distortion
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Charging for Twitter’s API changes the nature of Twitter data from “igniter of value” to “end product”
Twitter has announced, on February 2nd, that it is ending free access to its application programming interface (API). Starting February 9, we will no longer support free access to the Twitter API, both v2 and v1.1. A paid basic tier will be available instead 🧵— Twitter Dev (@TwitterDev) February 2, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Twitter API is … Continue reading Charging for Twitter’s API changes the nature of Twitter data from “igniter of value” to “end product”