RRB @rrb@social.cleverlibre.org

Social media #algorithms magnify societal biases.

Here's a striking example. Enigma is an #infosec conference that works hard at gender diversity. Yet the most viewed talks are almost all by (white) men. https://www.youtube.com/c/USENIXEnigmaConference/videos (switch to the "popular" tab).

If users are 5% more likely to click on thumbnails conforming to the stereotype of an infosec expert, the algorithm will reflect that in its recommendations, and also *compound* that bias over time.

This needs to be better known.

Here is our latest visual investigation : how #wagner is mining gold in #Sudan, in in return for a military aid for the governments.
A three months long investigation, with exclusive documents.
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/video/2022/11/02/groupe-wagner-comment-l-armee-secrete-de-poutine-exploite-l-or-du-soudan-avec-la-complicite-du-pouvoir_6148242_3210.html#xtor=AL-32280270-%5Bdefault%5D-%5Bios%5D