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Living in a Filter Bubble
- Based on your prior online searches and click history, algorithms begin to anticipate the kind of information you are seeking. Both Google and Facebook provide "personalized" searches and news-streams, thereby limiting your exposure to a variety of information sources and viewpoints.
- A tribal identity arises online with users of similar beliefs, which can result in less tolerance for others of dissimilar views.
- Resultant echo chambers (produced by Twitter, Facebook and Google) reinforce the user's world view and ideology.
- In recent history Twitter and Facebook have become prime conduits for fake news.
