Filter Bubbles? Also Protector Bubbles! Folk Theories of Zhihu Algorithms Among Chinese Gay Men

In light of the awareness that we know little about how algorithms are perceived by groups other than those in the mainstream, this study investigates how Chinese gay men on Zhihu generate folk theories of the operation and impact of the platform algorithms. After recruiting 16 long-term users on Zh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Longxuan Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-04-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051231168647