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In this study, we consider how algorithm management affects the platform workers\u2019 response from a Digital Taylorism perspective. Digital Taylorism involves management\u2019s use of technology to monitor workers by assigning and tracking work. Therefore, this study examines how algorithm control influences the platform workers\u2019 response by mediating the tension of work compensation in an online labor platform context. Survey data collected from 216 food delivery riders in South Korea are used to test the model using partial least squares analysis. Our results show that algorithm control affects platform workers\u2019 responses by mediating tensions of platform work compensation. Based upon our empirical findings, we can provide a theoretical perspective to relevant researchers who seek to find a theoretical mechanism of algorithm management. 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