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China's Digital Civilization: Algorithms and Society
This book focuses on the 'algorithmic turn' in state surveillance and the development of new platforms that allow the Chinese Communist Party to shape human behaviour in all areas of life through its widespread social credit system.
Author(s) | Edited by Michael Filimowicz. |
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Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 88 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 31 May 2023 |
Availability | Not yet available |
This book focuses on the 'algorithmic turn' in state surveillance and the development of new platforms that allow the Chinese Communist Party to shape human behaviour in all areas of life through its widespread social credit system.
1. From Citizens to Users: The Algorithmic Turn in China's Surveillance Apparatus; 2. The TikTok-ification of Chinese Society; 3. Towards an Algorithmically Planned Economy: Data Policy and the Digital Restructuring of China
Michael Filimowicz is Senior Lecturer in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) at Simon Fraser University. He has a background in computer mediated communications, audiovisual production, new media art and creative writing. His research dev