11. Recommendation Algorithms

Now let’s look at how social media platforms decide what content to show you or recommend for you: recommendation algorithms.

• 11.1. What Recommendation Algorithms Do
• 11.2. Ethical Analysis of Recommendation Algorithms
• 11.3. Individual Concerns with Recommendation Algorithms
• 11.4. Societal Concerns with Recommendation Algorithms
• 11.5. Recommendation Bot
  • 11.5.1. Demo: Dictionary Counters
  • 11.5.2. Practice: Dictionary Counters
  • 11.5.3. Demo: Recommend a Subreddit
• 11.6. Design Activity
• 11.7. Bibliography