This isn’t
working.
America is getting more polarized, and big tech is encouraging it
Party divides are high and people across the political spectrum are moving towards more extremes. With the adoption of social media & search engines, filter bubbles have become common place. A filter bubble is when a person’s sources of information are filtered towards their views.
They are often created by preference algorithms. These algorithms collect your data and use it to change your feed to match things they believe you will agree with. Search engines, social media, and news aggregators all use these powerful algorithms.
Everyone who browses the internet is in some sort of bubble, including you
They are often created by preference algorithms. These algorithms collect your data and use it to change your feed to match things they believe you will agree with. Search engines, social media, and news aggregators all use these powerful algorithms.
We are all in are own bubble.
The media is getting worse
A 2021 poll revealed that only 29% of Americans trust news overall, and just 44% of them trust the sources they use.
CBS—statistically American’s most trusted news source—is still distrusted by over half the country’s population.
Help us fight polarization before its too late.
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Martin, G. J., & Yurukoglu, A. (2017). Bias in Cable News: Persuasion and Polarization. The American Economic Review, 107(9), 2565–2599. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26527921
