Re:Mozilla Announces $225,000 for Art and Advocacy Exploring...
by dmix on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @12:09PM
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From Mozilla's blog post describing the project:
> We’re awarding $225,000 to technologists and media makers who help the public understand how threats to a healthy internet affect their everyday lives.
> In a world where biased algorithms, skewed data sets, and broken recommendation engines can radicalize YouTube users, promote racism, and spread fake news, it’s more important than ever to support artwork and advocacy work that educates and engages internet users.
I guess that's somewhat related to their mission. Although they seem to be taking on more of an activism / PR role with this project.
My guess is that it's largely people within Mozilla responding to the popular outrage against Russian 'bots', fake news, and the alt-right.
> We’re awarding $225,000 to technologists and media makers who help the public understand how threats to a healthy internet affect their everyday lives.
> In a world where biased algorithms, skewed data sets, and broken recommendation engines can radicalize YouTube users, promote racism, and spread fake news, it’s more important than ever to support artwork and advocacy work that educates and engages internet users.
I guess that's somewhat related to their mission. Although they seem to be taking on more of an activism / PR role with this project.
My guess is that it's largely people within Mozilla responding to the popular outrage against Russian 'bots', fake news, and the alt-right.