This paper offers a critical synthesis of the articles in this Special Issue with a view to assessing the concept of “algorithmic regulation” as a mode of social coordination and control articulated by Yeung in 2017. We highlight significant changes in public debate about the role of algorithms in society occurring in the last five years. We also highlight prominent themes that emerge from the contributions, illuminating what is distinctive about the concept of algorithmic regulation, reflecting upon some of its strengths, limitations, and its relationship with the broader research field. In closing, we argue that the core concept is valuable and maturing. It has evolved into an analytical bridge that fosters cross-disciplinary development and analysis in ways that enrich its early “skeletal” form, thereby enabling careful and context-sensitive analysis of algorithmic regulation in concrete settings while facilitating critical reflection concerning the legitimacy of existing and proposed regulatory regimes.

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算法监管：研究和通过算法监管的成熟概念

本文对本期特刊中的文章进行了批判性综合，旨在评估 Yeung 在 2017 年提出的作为社会协调和控制模式的“算法监管”概念。过去五年发生的社会算法。我们还强调了贡献中出现的突出主题，阐明了算法监管概念的独特之处，反映了它的一些优势、局限性以及它与更广泛的研究领域的关系。最后，我们认为核心概念是有价值且成熟的。它已经发展成为一个分析桥梁，以丰富其早期“骨架”形式的方式促进跨学科发展和分析，