I want to thank everyone for being here today to examine the use of persuasive technologies on internet platforms. Each of our Witnesses Today has a great deal of expertise with respect to to algorithms and as well as in the more narrow context of engagement and persuasion and brings unique perspectives to these matters. Your participation in this hearing is appreciated. I con vain this hearing in part to inform legislation i am developing to give consumers the option to engage with the platform without having the experience shaped by algorithm use specific data. Internet platforms have transferred the way we interact and made positive ways on society in ways too numerous to counting. The vast majority of content is innocuous and at its best it is entertaining, educational and beneficial to the public. However, the powerful mechanisms behind these platforms also have the ability or at least the potential to influence the thoughts and behaviors of literally billions of people. As one re
Schoolkids outside atlanta. A man jumped on their bus and tried to drive off. Video shows him walking toward the bus earlier this month as the driver screamed at him to get away. Terrified students ran to the back of the bus for their safety. Police say a parent convinced the man to leave. He faces criminal trespass and other charges. A chickfila staffer in Southern California is being celebrated for his lifesaving skills. The drivethru worker rushed to the aid of a man who went into cardiac arrest outside a restaurant in chula vista last week. The staffer, who wants to go to nursing school, performed cpr. The victim survived. The worker said he was ithe right place at the right time. Chickfila is known for customer service. Yes, they are. Add that to the list. A 5yearold child from southern new jersey has been missing since monday afternoon. Police say dolce maria olivez was lured away from a playground into a van. There are reports she was taken by a man. Its unknown if the suspect k
Additional 150,000 for playground equipment through the Public Health foundation. So as i mentioned before at Capital Committee, the grant award that was a federal grant was actually retained detained in washington awaiting some signatures for them to give us the award money. So we couldnt start the project. At the time, i started to go to all the different communities around there to let them know what we were doing with the project because some time had passed, especially since 94124 had Extensive Community outreach at the time and there was a lot of support for the project during that time. When i went out, the Community Requested to be able to have an area where they can have Community Events on a lawn, such as picnic tables, bouncy houses, barbecues, things like that. Because we had most of the area dedicated to the field, it was hard to have it along keith street in particular. They didnt want a park along 3rd street because theres no parking there and its unsafe to unload in tha
To the maze so well definitely keep our eyes on that heading into San Francisco this morning looking good at the bay bridge toll pla folks are stuck on the east shore freeway in that back up they have not made it to the bay bridge toll plaza yet so theyre on the way and youre looking at 8 minutes right now from the bottom of the maze to fremont street. Well check more bridges and drive times coming up james. And into the weekend youre looking at a live picture. Our camera top the Berkeley Hills looking down over berkeley and out towards the bay. Its a little foggy this morning. We have some clouds theres a slight onshore breeze so this ocean wind is pulling in some of that cooler air from the ocean and spreading it around the base or off to a slightly cooler start this morning as you can see the fog is there and it will actually build a little bit as we head in throughout the Early Morning hours this is what were looking at right now in terms of fog tracker with visibility down to just
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