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The Infrapolitics of Algorithmic Resistance

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Exploring the complex interactions between humans and machines governed by algorithms.

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          cover image Communications of the ACM
          Communications of the ACM  Volume 66, Issue 11
          November 2023
          94 pages
          ISSN:0001-0782
          EISSN:1557-7317
          DOI:10.1145/3629727
          • Editor:
          • James Larus
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