Podcast "Info par dezinfo" releases new episode on how algorithms shape online content
Regional outlet Zemgales Ziņas has released the fourth episode of its podcast "Info par dezinfo," focusing on algorithms and their role in spreading misleading content. The episode is hosted by Līva Estere Zondaka.
Regional media outlet Zemgales Ziņas continues its podcast series "Info par dezinfo," aimed at educating listeners about misleading or disinformative online content and the factors that help it spread. The fourth episode has now been published, this time focusing on algorithms.
The episode explains what shapes algorithms and how they influence which content appears in users' digital feeds, or as the podcast creators describe it, in their online "timeline." The goal is to help listeners better understand the mechanisms behind content selection on digital platforms, and why certain information — including potentially misleading content — may be surfaced more often than other material.
The podcast is hosted by Līva Estere Zondaka. "Info par dezinfo" is part of a project by Zemgales Ziņas dedicated to promoting media literacy and helping a wider audience recognize disinformation.
The episode is available in audio format on the zz.lv website within the outlet's projects section.
