Data versus Democracy How Big Data Algorithms Shape Opinions and Alter the Course of History /

• Main Author: Shaffer, Kris (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Algorithms.; Big data.; Data mining.; Big Data/Analytics.; Big Data.; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.

Human attention is in the highest demand it has ever been. The drastic increase in available information has compelled individuals to find a way to sift through the media that is literally at their fingertips. Content recommendation systems have emerged as the technological solution to this social a...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: The Propaganda Problem
• Chapter 1: Pay Attention: How Information Abundance Affects the Way We Consume Media
• Chapter 2: Cog in the System: How the Limits of Our Brains Leave Us Vulnerable to Cognitive Hacking
• Chapter 3: Swimming Upstream: How Content Recommendation Engines Impact Information and Manipulate Our Attention
• Part II: Case Studies
• Chapter 4: Domestic Disturbance: Ferguson, GamerGate, and the Rise of the American Alt-Right
• Chapter 5: Democracy Hacked, Part 1: Russian Interference and the New Cold War
• Chapter 6: Democracy Hacked, Part 2: Rumors, Bots, and Genocide in the Global South
• Chapter 7: Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here?
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