1.0News Media Associationhttps://newsmediauk.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qETeGYVO2r"><a href="https://newsmediauk.org/blog/2016/11/01/merkel-urges-transparency-for-internet-giants-algorithms/">Merkel Urges Transparency For Internet Giants’ Algorithms</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://newsmediauk.org/blog/2016/11/01/merkel-urges-transparency-for-internet-giants-algorithms/embed/#?secret=qETeGYVO2r" width="600" height="338" title="“Merkel Urges Transparency For Internet Giants’ Algorithms” — News Media Association" data-secret="qETeGYVO2r" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://newsmediauk.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Angela_Merkel.jpg7411004Angela Merkel has called on the big internet giants to be more transparent in how their algorithms for prioritising news material work in order to avoid narrowing the breadth of information available to consumers. “I am of the opinion that algorithms must be made more transparent so that...