How To Cure Your Algorithm

Where do we draw the line between free speech and dangerous misinformation? Algorithms not only dictate our data feeds but also reinforce our echo chambers, the stakes have never been higher - both for our individual perspectives and for society at large.

How To Cure Your Algorithm dives headfirst into the pressing issue of digital manipulation. Sage & Jester kick things off in The Depot, next door to the Pleasance Theatre; enter an interactive emergency field hospital designed to heal your beleaguered feed to find fresh new chapters of digital health.

Sophia Smith Galer and Jamie Bartlett welcome you into the Pleasance Theatre auditorium and bring you into conversation; exposing how unchecked algorithms can distort reality and question the balance between free speech and censorship.

More than a debate, it’s a call to action: reclaim your digital narrative. In a series of dynamic sessions, you will receive an unprecedented opportunity to transform the way you interact with digital media, as you get the chance to triage and diagnose the issues in your algorithm before we lead you through some cultural therapies and digital medicinal interventions. We invite you to be at the forefront of this vital conversation - help shape the future of online discourse and empower individuals to take control of their own digital truth. Let’s disrupt the echo chamber together!

Think you know what goes down in a post-show discussion? Think again! For our third and final act, The People Speak flip it on its head for a fun, surreal and interactive finale!

Outside in the foyer, The People Speak will host their famous Talkaoke round table so stick around to digest, share and connect.