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How tech flattened personal taste, with Kyle Chayka

Doing It Right with Pandora Sykes

CHAPTER

Navigating Digital Surveillance and Algorithmic Influence

The chapter explores the implications of online tracking by tech companies and the concerns around lack of privacy protections. It discusses the debate on smartphones listening to conversations for targeted advertising and the unsettling feeling of being monitored by technology. Additionally, it delves into how algorithmic systems distort language and perception, leading to the emergence of cryptic terms to bypass content moderation rules.

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