Microtargeted disinformation outranks echo chambers as a manipulation threat

Evidence

We are being targeted on social media with political ads without our awareness and approval. It’s big business. Echo chambers and filter bubbles are only the tip of the iceberg. I am much more concerned about disinformation campaigns that microtarget users based on their digital footprints. — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 471

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• XREF: connects to: Being inside an echo chamber raises one’s odds of encountering misinformation — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 447