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Hate cancel culture? Blame algorithms

  • Written by Anjana Susarla, Associate Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
Thanks to algorithms, outrage often snowballs.Andrii Yalanskyi/Shutterstock.com

“Cancel culture” has become so pervasive that even former President Barack Obama has weighed in on the phenomenon, describing it as an overly judgmental approach to activism that does little to bring about change.

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