With so many personalized media platforms around, it’s important to know the basics of what algorithms are and how they work.
Algorithms play a big role in how people get their news, since social media and news apps are such a big part of our daily lives.
Algorithms can make life easier by sorting through tons of information and showing news that seems relevant to us. But here’s the catch: algorithms also decide what we don’t see, and these decisions aren’t always fair or unbiased.
Knowing how algorithms personalize what we see helps us think critically about whether the news we’re getting is complete, balanced, or missing important perspectives. It's like understanding how journalists decide what stories to share—it is important to have the bigger picture.
"Echo chambers and the dangers of perpetuating misinformation and disinformation related to migration in the southern region of Europe” is part of the Road to Inclusive Narratives project, implemented by ALF, aimed at combating the spread of misinformation and disinformation across selected countries of the Euro-Mediterranean.
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