Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture we have lost sight of

we have lost sight of what it means--and this is leading us into crisis

Everything

church in the South--to agitate racial strife

and the invasion of Iraq--even as his own media empire was unraveling

Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture we have lost sight ofFrom New Yorker staff writer and author of The Longing for Less Kyle Chayka comes a timely history and investigation of a world ruled by algorithms, which determine the shape of culture itself. From trendy restaurants to city grids, to TikTok and Netflix feeds the world round, algorithmic recommendations dictate our experiences and choices. The algorithm is present in the familiar neon signs and exposed brick of Internet cafes, be it in Nairobi or