algorithms as correlating data from individual users and between users. In an opinion piece in The Guardian, Lanier wrote, “The correlations are effectively theories about the nature of each person, and those theories are constantly measured and rated for how predictive they are. Like all well-managed theories, they improve through adaptive feedback.” When it comes to the algorithms used by internet platforms, “improve” refers to the goals of the platform, not the user. Algorithms are used throughout the economy to automate decision making. They are authoritative, but that does not
