M Ziewitz - Science, Technology, & Human Values, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Algorithms have developed into somewhat of a modern myth. On the one hand, they have been depicted as powerful entities that rule, sort, govern, shape, or otherwise control our …
JL Davis, T Graham - Information, Communication & Society, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Rating features on social media platforms affect visibility algorithms and act as symbolic markers of evaluation. This paper addresses the social effects of content ratings through a …
Rating and ranking devices are everywhere on social media. While these devices may seem like objective tools to measure value and rank content, research shows how they profoundly …
T Graham - Big Data & Society, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Choice is a sine qua non of contemporary life. From childhood until death, we are faced with an unending series of choices through which we cultivate a sense of self, govern conduct …
JC Magalhães - Social Media+ Society, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Moral critiques of computational algorithms seem divided between two paradigms. One seeks to demonstrate how an opaque and unruly algorithmic power violates moral values …
A Jobin - Social Media+ Society, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Much like in traditional media contexts, advertising is a key source of revenue in digital media industries. One popular form is web search advertising, which is targeted based on …
This study examines the process of quantification taking place in web journalism. The internet is transforming journalism in many ways. Yet one of the most fundamental …
There is hardly anything that has not been digitized these days. Healthcare, finance, insurance, science, warfare, work, and social life have all been subject to technoscientific …
Nowadays, choice is a ubiquitous aspect of everyday life. The emergence of the web has contributed to this explosion of choice, providing a seemingly endless landscape of goods …