Social media users tend to select information and contacts that support
their beliefs, creating polarized echo chambers. Computer automated
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Comment: The lesson here seems to be that on social media platforms, in order to be exposed to diverse views and ideas, we need to intentionally follow or become friends with people that think differently than us. Simply having a diverse group of friends or followers based upon gender, sexual orientation, or skin color is not enough. We need to seek out diverse opinions and contrarian views in order to avoid getting caught up in a self-imposed echo chamber.
Comment: The lesson here seems to be that on social media platforms, in order to be exposed to diverse views and ideas, we need to intentionally follow or become friends with people that think differently than us. Simply having a diverse group of friends or followers based upon gender, sexual orientation, or skin color is not enough. We need to seek out diverse opinions and contrarian views in order to avoid getting caught up in a self-imposed echo chamber.
