Are our habits (still) our own?

Digitalisation has brought about many changes. Our attention is increasingly subject to manipulation – a phenomenon often described as the ‘attention economy’. Through micro-targeting, propaganda and forms of cognitive warfare, states and companies are attempting to exert influence. What impact does this have on our everyday lives? How much control do we still have? Digital platforms and algorithmic control are increasingly influencing how habits form and change – and to what extent we can still consciously steer these processes.