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We like to think our tastes are our own, but algorithms are now molding what we love in ways seen and unseen. Reflecting on the controversy around the band Geese, writer Timothy Caulfield explores how “manufactured consensus” has become common sense: https://thewalrus.ca/a-pr-hoax-created-the-years-hottest-rock-band-imagine-what-it-can-do-in-politics/

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If bots and algorithms can convince us an indie band is essential listening, what can they do to our views on vaccines, climate change, or politics? Writer Timothy Caulfield reports on how the tactics shaping culture are also shaping democracy. https://thewalrus.ca/a-pr-hoax-created-the-years-hottest-rock-band-imagine-what-it-can-do-in-politics/