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What happens when an algorithm curates an exhibition? It’s a question that Laura Herman, a doctoral researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute, is unpacking in “The Algorithmic Pedestal,” a show she ...

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Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) adopted an algorithmically curated timeline back in early 2016, which caused some initial backlash among some of its most engaged users, who started a #RIPTwitter hashtag on the ...

In early January 2018, a shocking and disturbing video became one of the top ten ‘Trending’ clips on YouTube. The video – which prompted a global backlash and is now an infamous moment in YouTube ...

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