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algorithm gaming: a standalone construct

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algorithmgaming1 CONSTRUCTAlgorithm gamingPETRE · COMMUNICATION

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content creators' attempts to manipulate platform algorithms for visibility, and how platforms label some such tactics illegitimate while practicing similar ones themselves.

In communication, algorithm gaming refers to content creators' attempts to manipulate platform algorithms for visibility, and how platforms label some such tactics illegitimate while practicing similar ones themselves. This meaning comes from Petre (2019) in Social Media + Society.[1]

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platform3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructssocial media1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

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  1. Petre, C., Duffy, B. E., & Hund, E. (2019). “Gaming the System”: Platform Paternalism and the Politics of Algorithmic Visibility. Social Media + Society, 5(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305119879995

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