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Habitual generation of filter bubbles : why is algorithmic personalisation problematic for the democratic public sphere?
ID Kaluža, Jernej (Author)

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Abstract
In the last decade, digital filter bubbles have become widely discussed phenomena in different fields within the broader discipline of media and communication studies. This paper focuses on the question of why they are problematic for the functioning of the public sphere. This paper argues that algorithmic personalisation can lead to the fragmentation, polarisation, and radicalisation of the public sphere because of the complex relationship between human agency and technology that mutually encourage one another through habitual adaptation. Through the concept of habit, such theoretical grounding enables a critique of existing empirical research regarding the filter bubble effect, with the argument that the main problem is not information isolation or the reduced accessibility/visibility of selected content, but the habitual adaptation of content to individual users, which can explain why users stick to certain content. The article concludes with the finding that the problem of algorithmic personalisation should be studied as a broader historic phenomenon indicative of the decline of the public sphere, which is itself caused by the conflict between public and commercial interests.

Language:English
Keywords:filter bubble, personalisation, radicalisation
Work type:Article
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Year:2022
Number of pages:Str. 267-283
Numbering:Vol. 29, no. 3
PID:20.500.12556/RUL-142578 This link opens in a new window
UDC:004.021:316.77
ISSN on article:1318-3222
DOI:10.1080/13183222.2021.2003052 This link opens in a new window
COBISS.SI-ID:92307715 This link opens in a new window
Publication date in RUL:14.11.2022
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Title:Javnost = The public
Shortened title:Javnost
Publisher:Taylor & Francis, Evropski inštitut za komuniciranje in kulturo
ISSN:1318-3222
COBISS.SI-ID:40119808 This link opens in a new window

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Language:Slovenian
Keywords:algoritmi, javna sfera, navada

Projects

Funder:ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
Project number:J5-3110
Name:Rekonfiguracija novinarstva sredi vzpona ekonomije pozornosti in zatona javne sfere

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