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DATA VERSUS DEMOCRACY HOW BIG DATA ALGORITHMS SHAPE OPINIONS AND ALTER THE COURSE OF HISTORY Kris Shaf fer
Data versus Democracy: How Big Data Algorithms Shape Opinions and Alter the Course of History Kris Shaffer Colorado, USA ISBN-13 (pbk): 978-1-4842-4539-2 ISBN-13 (electronic): 978-1-4842-4540-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4540-8
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