Controversial Encounters in the Age of Algorithms : How Digital Technologies Are Stifling Public Debate and What to Do About It

Just, Sine N.

doi:10.47674/9781529238365

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Just, Sine N.

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English

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Abstract

EPUB and EPDF available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. How can we have meaningful public conversations in the algorithmic age? This book explores how digital technologies shape our opinions and interactions, often in ways that limit our exposure to diverse perspectives and fuel polarization. Drawing on the ancient art of arguing all sides of a case, the book offers a way to revive public debate as a source of trust and legitimacy in democratic societies. This is a timely and urgent book for anyone who cares about the future of democracy in the digital era.

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Algorithmic reason; Controversy; Digital communication; Digital organization; Public debate; thema EDItEUR::U Computing and Information Technology::UB Information technology: general topics::UBJ Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTC Communication studies; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCT Media studies::JBCT1 Media studies: internet, digital media and society; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFV Ethical issues and debates::JBFV5 Ethical issues: scientific, technological and medical developments; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDR Impact of science and technology on society