Alan

Alan is a concept for a social network whose algorithmic bias is overcome by user empowerment, through the individual, conscious, informed personalization of algorithmic criteria.

The algorithm deciding what to show or prioritize in a feed should be simply and straightforwardly built and modified by the user as if it was a building block.

Inspired by:

• Thinking Outside the Black-Box: The Case for “Algorithmic Sovereignty” in Social Media
• The Syllabus