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Australia's #robodebt is based on an algorithm, so, I'm going to listen to and livetweet the @flashforwardpod podcast in relation to how @HumanServicesAU, particularly @Centrelink is using technology in a harmful way.
Before we get started, a little explainer of #robodebt: a "speculative invoice generated by an algorithm"
c/o @manjusrii
+ longer read of the issue c/o @not_my_debt:
notmydebt.com.au/the-issue
c/o @manjusrii
+ longer read of the issue c/o @not_my_debt:
notmydebt.com.au/the-issue
"The government is using a computer algorithm to identify overpayments, or ‘debt’, by matching fortnightly Centrelink reporting periods to annual income from the Australian Taxation Office and looking for discrepancies. "
