Twitter is scrapping its image cropping algorithm after confirming the feedback raised by several users on the platform that the tool is biased against black people and women. The “saliency algorithm, ...

Many commercial image cropping models utilize saliency maps (also known as gaze estimation) to identify the most critical areas within an image. In this study, researchers developed innovative ...

Twitter is notoriously bad at cropping images. The platform’s in-stream images are cropped wide using complex algorithms, leading to some unfortunate situations where the subject of an image is left ...

Twitter has laid out plans for a bug bounty competition with a difference. This time around, instead of paying researchers who uncover security issues, Twitter will reward those who find as-yet ...

Twitter's image-cropping algorithm came under fire for racism over the weekend because of an apparent bias against Black faces. The algorithm is part of the website's attempt to automatically ...