As the world relies further and further on the internet, the news follows. One of the newest advancements in algorithmic technology is using it embedded in platformized news outlets. These news outlets’ algorithms collect data from their users, so that it can place them in a certain demographic, and records how they react to different stimuli so that they can personalize their news feed (Shin 240). This form of data collection in order to show users what they want to see has been a big source of controversy recently. From the perspective of utilitarianism and virtue ethics, this algorithmic…