China Has Pioneered a Law To Empower People Over Algorithms

It’s unprecedented in the world

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China has just made effective the first law of this kind in history.

Algorithms define our realities. They manipulate our attention and waste our time. We think we don’t want to live without them but end up looking for ways to fight against the strong urge to scroll down on our phones…