There has always been disinformation here. But their effect has been massively multiplied by the internet revolution and their spread has increased significantly. The social and web media’s presence and power is much greater than any conventional media or any government in the country. Algorithms control the cultures of today and will rule in the future even more deeply. It all stared when the first touchscreen phones were released. People learned how to use apps and didn’t really read all the small paragraphs about what they should expect from it. What the apps take from them and how does it effect our life in the future. Nobody knew today ‘s…

Imagine you are watching Netflix. Have you ever thought that there is something recommending you what you should watch, based on your preferences and the history? If you did not, then this article is just right for you. Imagine you are watching a movie and after that movie Netflix shows you top 10 most famous watched movies. So there is an impulse in your head that said, “I have to see that too.” but in fact that movie in top 10 most famous movies is there only for one reason. You know why? It’s easy to calculate, because it’s new. You can choose something else but your head wants to…

Hi everyone, I am Jennifer.  I would like to introduce you one issue that is not being mentioned enough even though it is really important. My goal from this blog is to show you how media works. The topic I would like to talk about is called Algorithms in Social Media and Society. We are the ones that give the informations to the world via Instagram. Facebook or other platforms such as Google or Twitter. Our media learns new thing from us, the things that we like and search on them. Social media algorithms record more than you think. Such as screen-time, our clicks, what do we look at, most…