Filter bubbles personalize content invisibly unlike self-chosen echo chambers

Evidence

Sunstein’s main concern was that in order for democracy to function, people should be exposed to a wide range of ideas, even if they would not have personally chosen to expose themselves to such opinions or ideas in advance. Though the two are closely related, it’s useful to distinguish between echo chambers and filter bubbles. The latter term was coined by internet activist Eli Pariser. In his book The Filter Bubble, he describes how, based on your personal online search history, your unique click behaviour and other digital footprints, algorithms produce a pretty good guess of what you would like to see and tailor content accordingly. — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 392

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes echo chambers (self-selected exposure) from filter bubbles (algorithmic personalization)
• XREF: connects to: Algorithmic feeds convert the open Internet into personalized echo chambers — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 192; Algorithmic personalization fragments viewing into solipsistic echo chambers that block encounter with the other — Anna Kornbluh, Immediacy, or The Style of Too Late…, 209; Individual choice shapes news exposure more than algorithmic filtering does — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 421 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Individual choice shapes news exposure more than algorithmic filtering does #contradicts (0.85) — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 421
• Algorithmic feeds convert the open Internet into personalized echo chambers #expands (0.82) — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 192
• Platform algorithms individually curate each user’s reality into isolated bubbles #expands (0.80) — Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism, 343
• Invisible content filtering is more dangerous than content that is visibly withheld #corroborates (0.80) — Tarleton Gillespie, Custodians of the Internet, 552
• Algorithmic personalization fragments viewing into solipsistic echo chambers that block encounter with the other #expands (0.78) — Anna Kornbluh, Immediacy, or The Style of Too Late…, 209