ARE FILTER BUBBLES REAL?

There has been much concern over the impact of partisan echo chambers and filter bubbles on public debate. Is this concern justified , or is it distracting us from more serious issues?Axel Bruns argues that the influence of echo chambers and filter bubbles has been severely overstated, and results from a broader moral panic about the role of online and social media in society. Our focus on thes e concepts, and the widespread tendency to blame platforms and their algorithms for political disruptions, obscure far more serious issues pe...[Read more]