At the data donation booth, trained algorithm whisperers will bring your digital footprint to life to uncover the secrets of elusive algorithms.

Participate in a mystical exchange: offer data, receive personalised readings, and illuminate the shadowy pathways of digital fate. Your digital data will contribute to a collective public understanding of our shared online culture. Facebook ad preferences, Spotify top artists, TikTok follows, will be used as data droplets, growing into the Woodford tree of data.

Join researchers from ADM+S, QUT’s Digital Media Research Centre and the Australian Internet Observatory at the 2024 Woodford Folk Festival for a deeper understanding of the intersection between digital media, society, and the pressing issues of our time. For more details on these sessions and timings, visit the Woodford Folk Festival website.

Discover more events hosted by QUT DMRC at the Woodford Folk festival.

The Australian Internet Observatory is an initiative of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society in partnership with RMIT University, Queensland University of Technology, The University of Queensland, The University of Melbourne, Swinburne University of Technology and Deakin University. The AIO received investment from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).