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The Rise of the Algorithms: How Youtube and Tiktok Conquered the World

The Rise of the Algorithms: How Youtube and Tiktok Conquered the World

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Business GeneralGeneral ComputersGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0271096926
ISBN13: 9780271096926
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Published: Mar 19 2024
Pages: 232
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

The meteoric rise of online video is reshaping the competition for human attention. The Rise of the Algorithms argues that this new technology has changed the way we interact with others, our relationships with public institutions, and our very own behaviors and psyches.

In tracing the origins and evolution of online video, John M. Jordan examines the mechanics--and the ethical stakes--of online video platforms, especially YouTube and TikTok but also others, such as Twitch. Tracing the use of algorithms pioneered by Facebook and Google and so successfully exploited by TikTok's corporate parent, ByteDance, Jordan shows how these platforms now engineer human behavior--with consequences for culture, politics, and identity. Jordan argues that we are at an inflection point. Until now we have proved, as a society, ill-prepared or unwilling to address such problems as the power of digital platforms, the personal cost of viral celebrity, the invasion of privacy, and the proliferation of disinformation. The Rise of the Algorithms combines this urgent assessment with a clear-eyed discussion of present challenges and recommendations for reclaiming our online futures.

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