Algorithms give the impression of being neutral and unaccountable despite their considerable influence
The difference between algorithms and newspapers is that newspapers are legally responsible for what they print and citizens generally understand their editorial positions.
Algorithms, however, give the impression of being neutral and can't be held to account - even though the YouTube algorithm alone shapes what 1.5 billion users are likely to see, which is more than every newspaper in the world combined. --Jamie Bartlett
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Bartlett_(journalist) in The People vs Tech: How the internet is killing democracy (and how we save it)
Algorithms give the impression of being neutral and unaccountable despite their considerable influence
The difference between algorithms and newspapers is that newspapers are legally responsible for what they print and citizens generally understand their editorial positions.
Algorithms, however, give the impression of being neutral and can't be held to account - even though the YouTube algorithm alone shapes what 1.5 billion users are likely to see, which is more than every newspaper in the world combined. --Jamie Bartlett
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Bartlett_(journalist) in The People vs Tech: How the internet is killing democracy (and how we save it)