You Are a Political Junkie and Felon Who Loves Blenders:A Research Agenda

Christian Sandvig // @niftycUniversity of Michigan

Unwanted Consequences of Online Algorithms:

Four Recent Examples

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Social Media’s Algorithm Attribution Error

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Auditing Algorithms from the OutsideMay 2015Oxford, UKhttp://auditingalgorithms.wordpress.com

Thank you. --Christian Sandvig // @niftyc