Folk theories of algorithms: Understanding digital irritation

This article draws on the framework of “folk theories” to analyze how people perceive algorithms in the media. Taking algorithms as a prime case to investigate how people respond to datafication in everyday media use, we ask how people perceive positive and negative consequences of algorithms. To an...

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Published in:Media, culture & society culture & society, 2021-07, Vol.43 (5), p.807-824
Main Authors: Ytre-Arne, Brita, Moe, Hallvard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Emotional responses
Folklore
Mass media
Political action
Resignations
Theory
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