added by sari and · updated 4y ago
Seeing Like an Algorithm — Remains of the Day
sari and added
Algorithm-friendly design (see TikTok vs twitter). A shift from making the pixel perfect experience to how we help the algorithm understand better and faster who we are and give us the content that we want.
https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2020/9/18/seeing-like-an-algorithm
Katerina Stroponiati added
- Part of me wonders though if TikTok is helpful in understanding recommendation algorithms and curation, because it’s so blatant. I notice that, especially with younger users, there’s a total understanding that what they’re seeing is not occurring naturally, but is the result of computational choices being made for them.
from How to Leave an Internet That’s Always in Crisis by The Atlantic