El. knyga: Parents Talking Algorithms: Navigating Datafication and Family Life in Digital Societies

"From the Internet of Toys to Instagram, algorithms are (re)shaping childrens media experiences. How parents understand, interpret and marshal algorithms is a critical issue that Professor Ranjana Das engages with in this timely and insightful book. A must-read for parents, educators and policy makers." Sun Sun Lim, Singapore Management University "Its hard enough to bring up a child, but todays parents must also second-guess, and try to harness, the influence of the many algorithms that shape their access to information, news and social support. Delving into the everyday lives of diverse families, Ranjana Das shows how parents talking algorithms is linked to agency, anxiety and hopes for the future." Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics and Digital Futures for Children Centre "In this multifaceted analysis, Ranjana Das shows how parents work to broker, however imperfectly, between their childrens needs and a present and future that are increasingly algorithmic. The importance of her intervention is deepened by her keen eye to the inequities parents are facing in integrating this aspect of the digital into their childrearing." Vikki Katz, Chapman University and Journal of Children and Media