March 11, 2026
(Dis)Obedience in Digital Societies Perspectives on the Power of Algorithms and Data (Digital Soc…
(Dis)Obedience in Digital Societies Perspectives on the Power of Algorithms and Data (Digital Society) | 10.85 MB
Title: (Dis)Obedience in Digital Societies – Perspectives on the Power of Algorithms and Data
Author: Sven Quadflieg, Klaus Neuburg, Simon Nestler (eds.)
Category: Philosophy, Sociology, Nonfiction, Media Studies
Language: English | 381 Pages | ISBN: 3837657639
Description:
Algorithms are not to be regarded as a technical structure but as a social phenomenon – they embed themselves, currently still very subtle, into our political and social system. Algorithms shape human behavior on various levels: they influence not only the aesthetic reception of the world but also the well-being and social interaction of their users. They act and intervene in a political and social context. As algorithms influence individual behavior in these social and political situations, their power should be the subject of critical discourse – or even lead to active disobedience and to the need for appropriate tools and methods which can be used to break the algorithmic power.
Algorithms are not to be regarded as a technical structure but as a social phenomenon – they embed themselves, currently still very subtle, into our political and social system. Algorithms shape human behavior on various levels: they influence not only the aesthetic reception of the world but also the well-being and social interaction of their users. They act and intervene in a political and social context. As algorithms influence individual behavior in these social and political situations, their power should be the subject of critical discourse – or even lead to active disobedience and to the need for appropriate tools and methods which can be used to break the algorithmic power.
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