Shalini Kantayya

director/filmmaker

Shalini Kantayya on KCRW

A new PBS film looks at how people are finding a voice and income stream on TikTok, but also harassment and censorship.

‘TikTok, Boom.’ director: How to get social media benefits without the harms?

A new PBS film looks at how people are finding a voice and income stream on TikTok, but also harassment and censorship.

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Society assumes computers are unbiased, based on algorithms and machine learning.

Netflix’s ‘Coded Bias’: Algorithms are not impartial and can affect civil liberties

Society assumes computers are unbiased, based on algorithms and machine learning.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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