Shalini Kantayya

director/filmmaker

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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.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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.

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