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The topic I will be covering is how does the TikTok algorithm really work and how personal information do they know? I was aiming to create an introduction similar to that of many of the Vox videos in which they state the topic of their video and question they are answering within the first fewContinue reading Assignment 2 – Proof of Concept + exegetical statement
In Gerrard Goggin’s article; Automated decision-making, digital inclusion and intersectional disabilities he focuses on and comes to the conclusion that more research is still yet to be done so that we can better understand the distribution of ADM across demographics. I found this to be similar to my own research. Since ADM is such a newContinue reading Week 6 Blog
Explainers videos just happen to be one of my favourite genres of video on the internet. To me they are like mini documentaries, another film genre which I love. The type of aesthetics in video explainers that stand out to me are bright, infographic style videos or well made mini documentary style with archival footageContinue reading Week 5 Blog
The focus area I am looking at is News & Media. I will specifically for my research project be looking at the TikTok medium and how automation and specific algorithms are used in order to make the app work. The two main questions I am seeking to answer in my video are 1. How doesContinue reading Week 4 Blog
Assignment 1 – Video Proposal Automated Decision Making is being used more and more in social media and apps which are used by children, teenagers and young adults all over the world. These automations can provide recommended posts, relevant advertisements and creators which users may have otherwise not been able to find or seen.Continue reading Assignment 1 – Video Proposal
Week 3 Blog – Lachlan Bahr After reading this weeks readings and attending the class discussions around dark ads I realise now that large corporations such as Google and Facebook not only hold power over society in terms of monetary wealth and personal information but also the possibility to provided personalised targeted “dark ads” whichContinue reading Week 3 Blog
Week 2 Blog – Lachlan Bahr After being introduced to the ADM+S focus areas I was immediately drawn to the News + Media focus area. I was drawn to this area as I found the clash which arose between the positive outcomes and the possibly negative outcomes which could arise from ADM systems being introducedContinue reading Week 2 Blog
WEEK 1 BLOG – LACHLAN BAHR Before beginning the ADM+S studio, automation and process of automated brought to mind computer software and tools used in every life. Tools such as suggested search on google, the recommended page on Youtube or Netflix and even things like advertisements and cookies. When I sat down and thought aboutContinue reading Week 1 Blog