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.
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Quick Guide: Algorithmic Amplification and Society
Understanding Social Media Recommendation Algorithms: A discussion guide
Connect your experiences as a user or creator on social media to the ideas in the article. What, if any, resonated with your experiences? What, if anything, surprised you? In your own history of social media use, do you remember...
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Institute Update: Algorithmic Amplification and Society
Knight Institute Symposium on “Algorithmic Amplification” to Feature Leading Scholars and Technologists
Public event to be held on April 28-29, 2023, at Columbia University and online
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Deep Dive: Algorithmic Amplification and Society
TikTok’s Secret Sauce
TikTok’s algorithm is ordinary. Its real innovation is something else.
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Deep Dive: Algorithmic Amplification and Society
How To Train Your TikTok
Simple ways to better navigate the platform’s ocean of video content
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Institute Update: Algorithmic Amplification and Society
Call for Participation: Optimizing for What? Algorithmic Amplification and Society
The Knight Institute invites submissions for its spring symposium, April 27-28, 2023, at Columbia University
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Podcast
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Views on First
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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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A.B.O. Comix v. San Mateo County
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Dada v. NSO Group
A case challenging the use of spyware against journalists
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