Imagine a land in which Big Tech can't send you down online rabbit holes or use algorithms to overcharge you
Internet echo chambers and nasty e-commerce tricks that analyze your behavior to milk you for more cash are set to be banned – in China.
Beijing's internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), on Sunday launched a campaign to crack down on such practices and the recommendation algorithms that power them.
What many refer to as echo chambers, the CAC has called "information cocoons." It wants to force tech providers into coming up with ways to prevent them, and has called for a...
Read more at theregister.com