Summary: Filter Bubble

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The term “Filter Bubble” came from a Ted Talks presentation by Eli Pariser called Beware Online “Filter Bubbles”. Throughout the presentation Pariser basically depicts how our techniques for gathering news are possibly skewed. He explains how our social media browsing can affect what is presented to us. Through many different complex algorithms, our browsers are able to analyze our browsing history and determine what our interests are. One reason that this can be seen as a negative aspect of the internet is that it is not uncommon for big companies to use this intel to better target their marketing. Another reason why this type of media browsing is harmful is; it is easy to only get one-sided information. Targeted marketing is nothing

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