Declarations: The Human Rights Podcast22 Jan

Resisting Algorithms: Human Rights in the Age of Platforms

In a digital age, where content creators are booming, shaping culture, influencing politics, and building entire livelihoods online, we find ourselves in a world governed by algorithms we didn’t design, and often can’t even see.

So what does it mean to resist? From viral content that defies the odds, to artists and activists who quietly tweak the system to stay visible, today we explore the subtle and strategic ways resistance unfolds in online spaces.

This final episode of the series cultivates a compelling discussion from a team of student researchers at the Centre for Governance and Human Rights. They are currently pursuing a project titled: ‘How are content creators employing everyday practices to resist and adapt to algorithmic governance?’

Rosie Freeman is a finalist reading Human, Social, and Political Sciences- specialising in Sociology. Eunbin Bang, an MPhil Politics and International Studies Candidate at Cambridge University, further holds an Honours in Political Science from McGill University. Muhammad Al Sohail, an MPhil graduate in Sociology of New Media and Culture from the University of Cambridge, holds research specialising in how digital environments shape both social structures and collective consciousness.

Website: https://www.cghr.polis.cam.ac.uk/research-themes/global-exp-alg-gov/
Rosie Freeman - ref49@cam.ac.uk
Eunbin Bang- eb2012@cam.ac.uk

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Episode Credits

Host: Muhammad Ali
Producer: Muhammad Ali and Sarah Awan
Executive Producer: Sarah Awan
Show Notes: Yusan Ghebremeskel
Publisher and Communications Manager: Evie Nicholson
Editor: Max Parnell

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