Facebook Rolls Out News Feed Change That Blocks Watchdogs from Gathering Data

Focus: AI and Disability/Outliers

Source: The Markup

Redability: Intermediate

Type: Website Article

Open Source: No

External URL: https://themarkup.org/citizen-browser/2021/09/21/facebook-rolls-out-news-feed-change-that-blocks-watchdogs-from-gathering-data

Keywords: N/A

Learn Tags: Ethics Fairness Disability

Summary: Facebook is rolling out new changes to its newsfeed that not only interfere with watchdogs monitoring the program but the user experience for people who are visually impaired.