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Digital Planet: Algorithm activism – a new type of protest

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Algorithm activism – a new type of protest

09/06/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - Digital Planet, Algorithm activism – a new type of protest

Algorithm activism is becoming increasingly popular, we find out how it’s being done.

Algorithm activism – a new type of protest on TikTok. Also the biggest robotics conference in the world plus fake news during COVID-19.

Sophia Smith-Galer reports on algorithm activism – ways of boosting protests online. With many people forced to protest digitally because of the pandemic, digital protesting, especially by young people, is the most accessible form of demonstrating support and prompting change.  Sophia looks at new ways this is being done during the Black Lives Matter protests around the world.

The biggest robotics conference ever…
…is now virtual, just like so many other events.  But this has led to more people attending than ever before and from many more lower income countries too.  We hear from one team in California who are using drones to take the bus when delivering packages.

Fake news during Covid-19
Since the pandemic started, many of us have found ourselves interacting less with the outside world and spending more time online. A survey by British and Dutch researchers is now looking into whether this move online has caused us to be more susceptible to fake news and misinformation. What makes one person more likely to believe a conspiracy theory than another? Professor Bas Groes tells Gareth how they are trying to find out.

The presenter is Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary by Bill Thompson.

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