Building solidarity without Big Tech? Moving beyond the problems of today's digital platforms
Couldry, N.
& Gilbert, J.
(23 March 2023)
Building solidarity without Big Tech? Moving beyond the problems of today's digital platforms.
British Politics and Policy at LSE.
& Gilbert, J.
(23 March 2023)
Building solidarity without Big Tech? Moving beyond the problems of today's digital platforms.
British Politics and Policy at LSE.
Today we spend much of our lives on digital platforms. But what has been the impact for political exchange and mobilisation? Algorithms that seek to polarise by amplifying inflammatory rhetoric and extreme views are undermining public debate and consensus-building. Nick Couldry and Jeremy Gilbert ask: Can we imagine a different model, where digital spaces and media enhance solidarity rather than eroding it?