I am Deleting this App

Romy Rollshausen (2025)

Stories of everyday social media hate presented in the form of a 64 page literary book. The comments collected in this book originate from the comment sections of Instagram Reels. 15 images were selected and described in text form followed by the comments they provoked by users. The selection of the Reels was based on algorithmic suggestions, influenced by Romys personal usage and research interactions. From each Reel, the first 50 displayed comments were included. The order of the comments is not determined by their popularity, but by an algorithm that individually decides which content might be relevant. The book reached the shortlist for the Förderpreis für junge Buchgestaltung 2025 (Sponsorship Prize for Young Book Design 2025) of the Stiftung Buchkunst in Frankfurt/Main.