# kaal:claim:3782192-032

**Claim.** Democratic institutions should require open source algorithms for how citizen information is filtered on opinion platforms, so that analyses can be made and everyone can see if and how the system is being gamed by special interests.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- public deliberation platforms used for democratic input

**Source quote.**

> Require open source algorithms for how information is filtered, so analyses can be made, and everyone can understand if and how the system is being gamed by special interests.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Introduction to Decentralization* (2021), Present, page 8

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Introduction to Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782192

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `e7eafd56cb8a8bd15b64cf58216bb655f939bdcc296387e362fd9191976d67ae` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Calcaterra%20and%20Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20Introduction%20to%20Decentralization.pdf

**Topics.** open-source-and-code, disclosure

**Keywords.** open-source-algorithms, transparency, democracy, information-transmission

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