뉴미디어 시대의 알고리즘과 민주적 의사형성

It is the age of new media now that interactive and convergent media based on Internet technology, a globally connected computer network, is becoming the dominant mass media. The New Media Age is changing everything in the way of political communication. The New Media era seemed to open a new horizon for democracy, but reality is out of line with its expectations. New media is rather negatively affecting democracy. This work focuses on media algorithms as its main factor. To verify this, we review the operation and effectiveness of the media algorithm and determine how it affects the constitutionally guaranteed democratic pseudo-forming process. Through this, we hope to find countermeasures to ensure the free political process of citizens, which can be called a major agenda for the realization of democracy. Media algorithms are key technologies that enable us to efficiently utilize near-infinite media information. Algorithms are deeply embedded in our lives. It is clear that these algorithms are playing a positive role for us. At the same time, however, dependence on algorithms is polarizing our society and weakening human ability to make autonomous judgments. This study identified problems such as intolerance of information, disconnection of communication, confirmation bias, and resulting political extremization as negative effects of media algorithms on democratic pseudo-forming. This study presented legislative approaches to improve this, such as establishing an algorithmic regulatory device, guaranteeing the right to demand an explanation of the algorithm, the need to recognize the public nature and responsibility of the media platform, and strengthening new media literacy education. The reason why we're afraid of the advancement of algorithmic technology is that it's something that can manipulate us slowly and invisible. It will be necessary to develop more active discussions on this issue, starting with an accurate recognition of the nature and influence of the algorithm.