Bipartisan bill seeks to curb recommendation algorithms

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced legislation that would give people more control over the algorithms that shape their online experience. If passed, the Filter Bubble Transparency Act would require companies like Meta to offer a version of their platforms that runs on an "input-transparent" algorithm that doesn't pull on user data to generate recommendations. The bill would not do away with "opaque" recommendation algorithms altogether but would make it a requirement to includ...