Power & Discourse: Information Wars, Algorithms & Democracy - Zdenek Kavan
Channel: Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK) - Felsőbbfokú Tanulmányok Intézete
Date: 2022-07-05

Zdenek Kavan (Associate Tutor at the University of Sussex) speach at the 27th International Summer University.
Conflicts have expanded to include the virtual worlds where algorithmic data surveillance guides the production and consumption of narratives. Social media are the new battlefields where political actors are fighting for power and dominant discourses. They also emerge as platforms where killings, bombings, refugee crises and nuclear threats are being commodified and gamified through classic media sensationalism or funny TikTok videos.  Can we still talk about the “truth” amid the propaganda wars mediated by the algorithms and what are the implications for democracy?