Taking control of the Algorithm

What have we learned about taking control of the Algoryhtms

• Be intentional when interacting with them and tell them what you want to see

• They can provide recommendations that I actually want to use

• When the interactino is focused and intentional like on GitHub and Meetup

• When it pays attention to your likes but not your dislides

• When we can make decisions about what we want to see.

• When you cand dissassociate your online identity from yourslef

To be in control

• We need greater ditial and media literacy

• Not install the apps on your phone

• Explore alternatives

• Be aware of your emotional responses and intervene

• stay focused on what you need and want

• Demystify the decentralised web

• More interactions with more humans

• Know & appreciate the complexity presented to us

• Be aware of the complex system (capitalism) that keep syou there

• Seek safe public digital space

• Be okay with missing out, embrace the FOMO

• Being sober when uising

EVERYONE NEEDS TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION

Some recommendations:

• Conspirituality (Pod cast)
• New Public (social media)
• Brave (browser)
• Duck Duck Go - (search engine)