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Twitter phasing out its controversial image cropping algorithm

Twitter started using a saliency algorithm in 2018 to crop images and improve consistency in the size of photos in users’ timeline.

However, people on Twitter noted instances where its model chose white individuals over Black individuals in images and male-presenting images over female-presenting images. Twitter users also identified instances where image cropping chose a woman’s chest or legs as a salient feature.