Understanding user-platform interactions and algorithmic impact: The development and implementation of a novel research methodology on Google Search KU Leuven
We are constantly confronted with an abundance of online information. One way to deal with this is to rely on algorithms to select and prioritize information. Despite the aura of objectivity, such algorithms are not value-free: they are sensitive to biases and external influences. Algorithms are often suspected of distorting information filtering, which in turn is assumed to affect our beliefs. This is an assumption that ignores the reality ...