Door: Valentina Tanni
https://aksioma.org/pdf/aksioma_PostScriptUM_43_ENG_tanni.pdf
“As automated software systems increasingly take over every aspect of human existence, influencing our actions, relationships and ideas, people are becoming aware of their presence, despite their opaqueness, complexity
and extreme changeability. Users may not understand the details of how they work – sometimes this task is almost impossible, even for computer experts – but they experience the effects of algorithmic culture on a daily basis, especially in the context of social networks. On these platforms, whose business model is centred on the systematic exploitation of user data, people have to deal with automated systems all the time. Posts are filtered by content moderation tools, suggestions are continuously sent in by recommendation algorithms, and then there’s the greatest stalker: targeted advertising. Another interesting aspect in the analysis of how users react to algorithms is related to the perception of the latter’s efficiency and reliability.”
