Algorithms that Watch, Judge and Nudge: A Case Study from Ferguson to #Ferguson

• In Event: 152 - Regular Session. Internet and Society

Abstract

Algorithms have emerged as new gatekeepers. Using a case study from the Ferguson protests, I explore the social and political implications of the rise of algorithms that make subjective judgements (as opposed to algorithms that merely replace calculations with a right answer such as those found in natural sciences)

Author

• Zeynep Tufekci, Princeton University