The Dark Side of Social Media Algorithms: How They Contribute to Misinformation and Polarization

Social media has now become an inseparable part of everyone’s life. It has revolutionized the way people communicate with one another. Using social media, sharing information, and consuming content have become very easy. There are over 3.8 billion active social media users around the world with platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, etc.  Social media … Read more →

How Technology Has Changed Politics

Technology is affecting every part of our lives and its influence continues to increase as it becomes more sophisticated. One of the areas that has been the most profoundly transformed by technology is politics. Campaigns are almost completely fought online these days, and since the days of Obama, all candidates have had to master online … Read more →

TechPatio now blogs about Cryptocurrency – also open for guest authors

Blockchain and cryptocurrency has become more and more mainstream in recent years and we can also feel the interest is rising. Therefor we have decided to create a new category here on TechPatio, called Cryptocurrency. In this new category we will blog about crypto related things, including blockchain, Bitcoin, altcoins etc. Guest authors are of … Read more →