Algorithmic curation

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

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Algorithmic curation is the selection of online media by recommendation algorithms and personalized searches. Examples include search engine and social media products such as the Twitter feed, Facebook's News Feed, and the Google Personalized Search.

Curation algorithms are typically proprietary or "black box", leading to concern about algorithmic bias and the creation of filter bubbles.{{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}}{{Cite journal |last1=Berman |first1=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}}