The Algorithm Holy: TikTok, Technomancy, and the Rise of Algorithmic Divination
The social media app TikTok was launched in the US in 2017 with a very specific purpose: sharing 15-s clips of singing and dancing to popular songs. Seven years and several billion downloads later, it is now the go-to app for Gen Z Internet users and much better known for its ultra-personalized algo...
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2024
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Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 4 |
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B Witchcraft B Algorithms B algorithmic divination B Artificial Intelligence B Magic B Paganism B witchtok B technomancy B TikTok B technospirituality B Covid-19 Pandemic |
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