Tech News: The Algorithms are Against Us

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Tech News: The Algorithms are Against Us

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Jun 29, 2021

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In today's news episode, we learn how one YouTube algorithm banned a legitimate channel and how over at Amazon an algorithm can fire employees. Plus ISPs and Netflix go to battle in South Korea and Apple has an extreme solution to information leaks.
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Jun 29, 2021

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