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Bolsonaro holding a cell phone with his right hand in front of his face
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The hate machine: how Bolsonaro makes use of algorithmic knowledge

Article
Larissa Andrade Pereira
11/01/2022
15 minutes to read

This paper aims to illustrate how Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro - and his communication strategists also known as the “hate cabinet” - make use of algorithmic knowledge in order to circulate his message and ideology in the hybrid media system.

Dynamite Reaches 100 Million Views on YouTube
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How the Kpop Community Uses YouTube’s Algorithm to Their Benefit

Article
Angela Veltman
15/01/2021
12 minutes to read

The mainstream media was surprised when BTS broke the record for most views in 24 hours on a video for their song Dynamite with 101 million views. This was the goal set to be achieved by BTS’ fandom. But how did they do this?

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Content Moderation on YouTube and its Effects on Users

Article
Elise Stegmann
11/01/2021
9 minutes to read

The effect of the YouTube Adpocalypse on how content is moderated on YouTube, and how content creators are negatively affected by these moderations

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"[CLICK HERE]": how mobile game commercials use Facebook's algorithm

Article
Szymon Zbiegniewski
11/01/2021
9 minutes to read

Mobile game commercials abuse Facebook's algorithm to increase the number of players. How do these commercials make use of various mechanics to reach this goal?

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How does TikTok’s algorithm work?

Article
Gergana Mihaylova
10/01/2021
9 minutes to read

TikTok has rapidly grown over the years, becoming one of the biggest platforms of our time. But TikTok's algorithm has caused many harms to its users. TikTok's algorithm introduces us to an updated version called, "the beauty algorithm"