(Dis)Obedience in Digital Societies: Perspectives on the Power of Algorithms and Data (Digital Society)

Algorithms are not to be regarded as a technical structure but as a social phenomenon - they embed themselves, currently still very subtle, into our political and social system. Algorithms shape human behavior on various levels: they influence not only the aesthetic reception of the world but also the well-being and social interaction of their users. They act and intervene in a political and social context. As algorithms influence individual behavior in these social and political situations, their power should be the subject of critical discourse - or even lead to active disobedience and to the need for appropriate tools and methods which can be used to break the algorithmic power.

• | Author: Sven Quadflieg, Klaus Neuburg, Simon Nestler
• | Publisher: Transcript Publishing
• | Publication Date: May 03, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 380 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 3837657639
• | ISBN-13: 9783837657630