(Dis)Obedience in Digital Societies Perspectives on the Power of Algorithms and Data

• Other Authors: Quadflieg, Sven (Editor), Neuburg, Klaus (Editor), Nestler, Simon (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2022
• Series: Digital Humanities 4
• Subjects: Media studies; Political structures: democracy; Philosophy; Society; Design; Media; Algorithms; Artificial Intelligence; Digital Media; Democracy; Media Philosophy; Media Studies
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

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.