Last week, Dan Mercea spoke at the annual conference of INACH (The International Network against Cyber Hate). Together with Lucy Calladine (YouTube Government Affairs and Public Policy Lead) Dan discussed the effects that social media algorithms can have on democracy. The discussion was moderated by Victoria Carasava (Project Manager at ActiveWatch Romania). Dan spoke about the changing public perceptions of social media, over the last decade, emphasizing the selective amplification and centralisation effects of algorithms on political communication. He argued for renewed accountability of social media to citiziens and the involvement of the latter in social media governance through democratic institutions.