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What would happen if a law was passed that said all content determined via algorithms had to be open source? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by mjsaber@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure I understand the intent of your question. What do you mean "determined" via algorithms?

[–] AverageCakeSlice@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My assumption is that he means the recommendation algorithms for social media and content feeds like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right, but even then, what's open source? The algorithm?

[–] mjsaber@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

I definitely wasn't clear enough, and the question is phrased too broadly. It was intended to ask about content suggesting algorithms, like YouTube or TikTok, so people would have a better idea of why they are seeing the content that appears, if that makes sense.