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{{Short description|Curation of media using computer algorithms}}

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'''Algorithmic curation''' is the [[wikt:curation|curation]] (organizing and maintaining a collection) of [[online media]] using computer [[algorithm]]s. Examples include search engine algorithms and [[social media]] algorithms.<ref name=oxac/> Examples include the [[Twitter feed algorithm]], [[Facebook]]'s [[algorithmic feed]]s and the [[Google search algorithm]].

[[File:Mastodon mobile web screenshot.png|thumb|A feed of posts curated for a user on the [[Mastodon (social network)|Mastodon]] social network]]

'''Algorithmic curation''' is the [[wikt:curation|curation]] (organizing and maintaining a collection)selection of [[online media]] using computerby [[recommendation algorithm]]s and [[personalized search]]es. Examples include [[search engine algorithms]] and [[social media]] algorithms.products<ref name=oxac/> Examplessuch includeas the [[Twitter feed algorithm]], [[Facebook]]'s [[algorithmicNews feedFeed]]s, and the [[Google searchPersonalized algorithmSearch]].

Curation algorithms are typically proprietary or "[[black box]]" algorithms, leading to concern about invisible[[algorithmic bias in their choices]] and the creation of [[filter bubble]]s.<ref name=oxac>{{Cite web |title=New exhibit highlights differences between algorithmic and human curation {{!}} University of Oxford |url=https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2022-12-08-new-exhibit-highlights-differences-between-algorithmic-and-human-curation |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=www.ox.ac.uk |date=December 8, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |lastlast1=Berman |firstfirst1=Ron |last2=Katona |first2=Zsolt |date=September 2016 |title=The Impact of Curation Algorithms on Social Network Content Quality and Structure |url=https://ideas.repec.org//p/net/wpaper/1608.html |journal=Working Papers |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Algorithmic radicalization]]

* [[Ambient awareness]]

* [[Influence-for-hire]]

* [[Social bot]]

* [[Social data revolution]]

* [[Social influence bias]]

* [[Media bias#Social media bias|Social media bias]]

* [[Social media intelligence]]

* [[Social profiling]]

* [[Virtual collective consciousness]]

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