Effects of the spiral of silence on minority groups in recommender systems

Shah Noor Khan; Eelco Herder

doi:10.1145/3603163.3609041

Effects of the spiral of silence on minority groups in recommender systems

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Abstract

Recommender systems play a critical role in today’s data-rich landscape, where the abundance of information necessitates their ability to present the most relevant choices for individual users. However, it has been noted that recommender systems often fail to offer the most suitable options for minority groups. Therefore, this paper examines one of the potential reasons behind the underrepresentation of minority opinions within recommender systems through a literature review. Specifically, we explore the connection and importance between the spiral of silence concept and the dearth of suitable recommendations for minorities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HT '23: Proceedings of the 34th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	1-5
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400702327
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3603163.3609041
Publication status	Published - 5 Sept 2023

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Keywords

Doctoral Consortium
Fear of Isolation
Recommender Systems
Spiral of Silence

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Effects of the spiral of silence on minority groups in recommender systems

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