Filter bubble

2019/11/29 by Axel Bruns · 3 citations
Social Sciences · Computer Science · #Social Media and Politics #Digital Media and Philosophy #Digital Education and Society

paper · pdf · doi:10.14763/2019.4.1426

openalex publication_date 2019/11/29 · openalex created_date 2022/01/26 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04

Abstract

Concepts such as ‘filter bubble’ enjoy considerable popularity in scholarly as well as mainstream debates, but are rarely defined with any rigour. This has led to highly contradictory research findings. This article provides a critical review of the ‘filter bubble’ idea, and concludes that its persistence has served only to distract scholarly attention from far more critical areas of enquiry.

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