Algorithmic Governmentality, Digital Sovereignty, and Agency Affordances — Extending the Possible Fields of Action Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In today’s socio-technical constellations, our daily online and offline lives are increasingly governed by what can be termed algorithmic governmentality. Understood as the governing of the social based on the algorithmic processing of big data, algorithmic governmentality significantly limits human agency and individuals’ abilities to control data inputs and algorithmic outputs. An antidote and a solution to governance of this kind require ...