Algorithmic Amplification and Society
Daniel Hertzberg

Blog

Algorithmic Amplification and Society

Most online speech is hosted on algorithmic platforms that are designed to optimize for engagement. But algorithms are not neutral. They amplify some speech and suppress others. Some effects are positive. Others exert a pervasive distorting effect on everything.

This blog channel features posts related to the Institute’s research project,  Algorithmic Amplification and Society, which seeks to identify gaps in existing understandings of algorithmic distortion, as well as uncover and explain the true principles that govern the movements of online speech.

Event

Event

Covering Democracy: Protests, police, and the press

Report launch and advance screening

Learn More

Research

Essays and Scholarship

The Professional Price of Falsehoods

What role should professional organizations play in responding to lies and misinformation spread by those within their ranks? 

Learn More

Podcast

Podcast

Views on First

What happens when social media collides with the First Amendment? 

Learn More

Reading Room

Transparency & Democracy

The OLC's Opinions

Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit

Learn More