Zoë Natalia Cullen

Not just 'for you': How the Algorithmic Crystal Mediates Communication and Identity Work on TikTok’s FYP

Personalized algorithms are central to how people discover information and engage with media online. Drawing on interviews and screen-sharing sessions with TikTok users (N=27), we extend the algorithmic crystal framework, which conceptualizes personalized algorithms as reflective surfaces through which users may inter…