Algorithms are not to be regarded as a technical structure but as a social phenomenon - they
embed themselves currently still very subtle into our political and social system. Algorithms
shape human behavior on various levels: they influence not only the aesthetic reception of the
world but also the well-being and social interaction of their users. They act and intervene in
a political and social context. As algorithms influence individual behavior in these social and
political situations their power should be the subject of critical discourse - or even lead to
active disobedience and to the need for appropriate tools and methods which can be used to
break the algorithmic power.
