Socio-Technical Approaches to Digital Interaction

Digital interaction is not only ordered by the social-situation, the platform designs, community guidelines, moderation practices, and user behaviours also need to be taken into account.Algorithms serve as gatekeepers in the public sphere, redefining democracy's promises and challenges within the algorithmic public sphere. This collection examines the socio-technical foundations of online life, exploring digital facework, algorithmic influence, and platform ideologies, and highlights how these elements shape social interaction on multiple levels.