Algorithmic Amplification and Society
Daniel Hertzberg

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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.

Litigation

Press Statement

Appeals Court Holds that Groups Lack Standing To Challenge U.S. Government’s Social Media Disclosure Requirement for Visa Applicants

Court decision is disappointing, but allows for possible continuation of lawsuit against unconstitutional surveillance regime, groups say

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Research

Essays and Scholarship

Protecting Immigrant Activists From U.S. Government Retaliation: Lessons From First Amendment Litigation

Immigrant activists in the U.S. face legal and structural barriers when fighting First Amendment retaliation. 

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Research

Essays and Scholarship

AI as Normal Technology

An alternative to the vision of AI as a potential superintelligence

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Litigation

Press Statement

Fourth Circuit Revives Challenge to Policy Silencing Immigration Judges

The independence of agencies charged with protecting employee rights has been compromised by Trump administration, court suggests

 

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