The digitisation of public debate over the last few decades has considerably altered the way we produce and consume information, the forms of political communication and hence the rules of political competition as a whole. Over 60% of French people say they get their information from social networks. The way in which these platforms and their algorithms select, prioritise and modulate the visibility of certain content produces a ‘de facto editorialization’ that is poorly regulated, poorly documented and often ignored by consumers. Oriented towards economic profitability, these commercial techniques encourage the visibility of extreme content and the polarisation of debate. They are detrimental to the dissemination of more nuanced messages and to the pluralism of public debate.
This seminar is led by our research associate, Mailys Mangin.
