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.

Podcast

Podcast

Views on First

What happens when social media collides with the First Amendment? 

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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? 

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Litigation

Lawsuit

A.B.O. Comix v. San Mateo County

A lawsuit challenging the digitization and destruction of mail in San Mateo County’s jails

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Litigation

Lawsuit

Dada v. NSO Group

A case challenging the use of spyware against journalists

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