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  1. 08-12-2021, 05:39 PM #1
    tracym
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    Twitter algorithm prefers slimmer, younger, light-skinned faces

    The pattern held true for images of former US President Barack Obama and senator Mitch McConnnell - and for stock images of businessmen belonging to different ethnicities.

    Twitter's own subsequent analysis showed a "4% difference from demographic parity, in favour of white individuals".

    And director of software engineering Rumman Chowdhury said Twitter had concluded "how to crop an image is a decision best made by people".
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