“Big data sees through you”: Sexual identifications in an age of algorithmic recommendations

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Publication date 16-04-2021
Publisher Amsterdam: Global Digital Cultures
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR)
Abstract “Douyin’s recommendation algorithms are scandalously precise. This means that the platform bases its recommendations not only on general, cursory metrics such as the male gender, but on much more refined and nuanced subdivisions, including age range and body shape. These subdivisions exist in each category, and help pinning down your preferences precisely,” said Loki, in an interview with us in February 2021.
Document type Web publication or website
Language English
Published at https://globaldigitalcultures.org/2021/04/16/big-data-sees-through-you-sexual-identifications-in-an-age-of-algorithmic-recommendation/
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