Food-delivery riders, algorithms and autonomy
A ruling by a court in Bologna has undermined platforms’ claims to impartial algorithms and autonomous contractors.
politics, economy and employment & labour
Valeria Pulignano is professor of sociology in the Centre for Sociological Research at KU Leuven (Belgium), where Claudia Marà is a PhD student within the framework of the ERC-funded REsPecTMe project.
A ruling by a court in Bologna has undermined platforms’ claims to impartial algorithms and autonomous contractors.
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