Filter Bubble

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Since the beginning of surfing the online world in the early 90s, I can remember so called “Trolls”. People who choose to add negative comments, insult others, and who seem to get satisfaction out of stirring up trouble in an online community. It seems to be in the human DNA…

Social Sciences Michael Scharkow, Frank Mangold, Sebastian Stier, and Johannes Breuer Edited by Mary C. Waters, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and approved January 9, 2020 (received for review November 4, 2019) Research has prominently assumed that social media and web portals that aggregate news restrict the diversity of content that…

Are Filter Bubbles Real? Axel Bruns. Polity. 2019. Find this book:  Terms like ‘filter bubbles’ and ‘echo chambers’ have transcended social media and political communication research to enter the public consciousness, being associated in particular with polarisation in today’s societies and the unexpected outcomes of recent public votes, such as…

UKIP's Nigel Farage and Labour's Angela Rayner on a Question Time election special, December 2019 | BBC/Fair use The BBC had a poor election and a poor Brexit, being accused of political bias by both Left and Right, both Leave and Remain. It tends to respond in such circumstances that…

XanderSt/ShutterstockTikTok: teens love it, and parents don’t understand it. Congress fears it. Brands want to make money off it. It is, perhaps, the most controversial (and beloved) social network ever. Downloads of the app are rapidly outstripping those of more established social networks, like Twitter and Facebook. TikTok even aired…

As references to echo chambers and filter bubbles become ubiquitous in contemporary discourse, Axel Bruns offers a riposte in Are Filter Bubbles Real?, which questions the existence of these phenomena. While not convinced by all of the author’s arguments, Ignas Kalpokas welcomes the book as a must-read for those looking…

As references to echo chambers and filter bubbles become ubiquitous in contemporary discourse, Axel Brunsoffers a riposte in Are Filter Bubbles Real?, which questions the existence of these phenomena. While not convinced by all of the authors arguments, Ignas…

As references to echo chambers and filter bubbles become ubiquitous in contemporary discourse, Axel Bruns offers a riposte in Are Filter Bubbles Real?, which questions the existence of these phenomena. While not convinced by all of the authors arguments, Igna…

The internet is a lot like Tommy Carcetti. Remember him? He was the idealistic and ambitious politician in The Wire, who gets exactly what he wanted but loses his soul in the process. Sure, he ends the show (spoilers) on a high. However, he’s wrung out every drop of his…