Automated Systems Trapping Citizens in Bureaucratic Limbo
▻https://time.com/5840609/algorithm-unemployment
Lindsay Perry was 30 weeks pregnant and on bedrest when her husband Justin was accused of unemployment fraud and fined $10,000 after losing his job as a chef in 2014. The couple, who disputed the charges, tried calling the state unemployment agency, sending messages online, and even repeatedly showing up in person, but nothing worked. “There was the panic of, ‘oh my gosh, the government’s coming after us, what did we do wrong ?’” says Lindsay Perry, now 39. It didn’t take long for the couple’s (...)
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