Algorithms now make or shape decisions about you all day — usually invisibly, with no editor to appeal to and no explanation offered. You can't opt out of all of them, but you don't have to be mystified by them either. Each guide here does the same thing: explains, in plain language, how a system works, what it means for you, and what you can actually do. No conspiracy, no doom — just clarity, so you're the one steering where you can be.
Take action
Reading is the first step; these do the next one with you — free, in your browser, nothing sent anywhere:
📝 Make a credit-dispute letter — fix an error on your credit report.
🗂️ Make a data request — tell a company to delete your data or stop selling it.
The idea
Two kinds of algorithmic power show up here: the ambient kind that shapes your days (your feed), and the gatekeeping kind that decides access (a job, a loan). Both run on you with little transparency. Naming how they work is the first step to not being run by them.