Reposting a Tweet by Mallory Knodel

2017-02-22

Reposted:

Algorithms are digital bureaucracies and, like most digital incarnations of social systems, exacerbate inequality http://reallifemag.com/rule-by-nobody/

— Mallory Knodel 2017-02-22

“Rule by Nobody” on Reallifemag:

So even when algorithms are working well, they are not working at all for us.

Great read!

I'm Sebastian, Sociologist and Interaction Designer. This journal is mostly about bringing together social science and design for inclusive, privacy-focused, and sustainable "human-first" digital strategies. I also tend to a "digital garden" with carefully curated resources.

My occasionally sent email newsletter has all of the above, and there is of course also an RSS feed or my Mastodon/Fediverse profile.

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