Report Finds Big Tech Transparency Reports Fall Short

Report Finds Big Tech, Transparency Reports , Fall Short.

'Fast Company' reports that Big Tech regularly releases data meant to offer transparency into how the world's largest platforms are being run.

This data often shares actions companies take against inappropriate content and when they help law enforcement at the request of governments.

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A new analysis by academics at the University of Zurich and the University of Bern found that few tech companies follow principles they have previously espoused.

It’s good to be well-informed about what is happening.

And right now, it’s impossible in many aspects, which I guess might lead to over- and under-regulation of the platforms, Aleksandra Urman, University of Zurich, via 'Fast Company'.

I think it’s not entirely obvious what Apple would be taking down.

But actually, Apple does moderate its App Store, for example.

We just don’t know how, Aleksandra Urman, University of Zurich, via 'Fast Company'.

Similarly, the report found that Amazon moderates what books are sold on its site, however the process of deeming books inappropriate remains unknown.

The report also found that companies like Microsoft, LinkedIn and Twitch adhered to some of the transparency guidelines but not all.

The report also found that companies like Microsoft, LinkedIn and Twitch adhered to some of the transparency guidelines but not all.

Liam McLoughlin at the University of Liverpool suggests that the findings of the report reinforces the idea that transparency reports are closely related to public relations.

Liam McLoughlin at the University of Liverpool suggests that the findings of the report reinforces the idea that transparency reports are closely related to public relations.

Some might call me cynical on this,but when we think of transparency reports as primarily a public relations mechanism, it all makes sense, Liam McLoughlin, at the University of Liverpool, via 'Fast Company'