The Algorithm-Based Platform Economy: A New Terrain of Control and Resistance

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10.2991/assehr.k.220701.030How to use a DOI?

Keywords

the platform economy; algorithm control; human agency; labor practice

Abstract

The rise and spread of platform economy, along with more flexible employment relations, is constantly changing the labor practices of most developed and developing countries. The predominant focus of popular public narratives is on the economic value of algorithms. On the contrary, the task of this article is to ask questions about these existing knowledges and pay attention to labor control and labor resistance in this changing labor process. Based on literature on gig workers, this article argues that the algorithm, as the technological basis of platform economy, more subtly controls labor behaviors and curtail workers’ voice. At the same time, new technologies and work arrangements also provide them with opportunities to make use of their agency.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yukun Sun
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/07/04
TI  - The Algorithm-Based Platform Economy: A New Terrain of Control and Resistance
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Science and Technology Ethics and Human Future (STEHF 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 147
EP  - 151
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220701.030
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220701.030
ID  - Sun2022
ER  -