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Another Thing We Can Blame On Algorithms: Cancel Culture

AUDIENCE, ISSUES Posted: January 29, 2020 8:03 am

“Outrage is the perfect negative emotion to attract attention and engagement – and algorithms are primed to pounce.” Worse, “misleading content on social media tends to lead to even more engagement than verified information.” On the other hand, once you’ve been cancelled, algorithms can help you (to overextend the metaphor) get revived on another network, as in the case of Kevin Hart. – The Conversation

AUDIENCE, ISSUES Published: 01.28.20

Read the story in The Conversation Published: 01.28.20

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