Public Attitudes Toward Computer Algorithms

Across age groups, social media users are comfortable with their data being used to recommend events – but wary of that data being used for political messaging

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Across age groups, social media users are comfortable with their data being used to recommend events – but wary of that data being used for political messaging
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