Algorithm-driven populism: An introduction
Algorithm-driven populism: An introduction
Author(s): Leandro Ayres França, Carlos Adalberto Ferreira de AbreuSubject(s): Politics, Media studies, Government/Political systems, Criminology, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Instytut Nauk Prawnych PAN
Keywords: populism; democracy; technology; algorithms; social media;
Summary/Abstract: This paper introduces the concept of algorithm-driven populism, considering whether it has a consonant or a conflicting relation with liberal democracy. The overall argument is that social media platforms are not just new media used by populists; algorithms have co-constituted a new form of populism. Based on a literature review that connected different fields of research together in order to elucidate the relation between populism and digital media, this article details a few important features of social media platforms, examining how they set up specific affordances that endanger the values of liberal democracy.
Journal: Archiwum Kryminologii
- Issue Year: 1/2022
- Issue No: XLIV
- Page Range: 229-251
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English