(Dis)Obedience in Digital Societies : : perspectives on the power of algorithms and data / / edited by Sven Quadflieg, Klaus Neuburg, Simon Nestler.

• TeilnehmendeR: Quadflieg, Sven,; Neuburg, Klaus,; Nestler, Simon,
• Place / Publishing House: Bielefeld : : Transcript Verlag,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (380 pages)
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Sven Quadflieg, Klaus Neuburg, Simon Nestler.

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.