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Are filter bubbles real? / Axel Bruns.

Van Pelt Library HM651 .B77 2019
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bruns, Axel, 1970- author.
Series:
Digital futures
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Knowledge, Sociology of.
Filter bubbles (Information filtering).
Information society--Political aspects.
Information society.
Media literacy.
Social media.
Physical Description:
viii, 144 pages ; 22 cm.
Place of Publication:
Medford, MA : Polity Press, [2019]
Summary:
"Axel Bruns argues that the influence of echo chambers and filter bubbles on contemporary public debate has been severely overstated. He evaluates the evidence for and against echo chambers and filter bubbles, and offers a persuasive argument for why we should shift our focus to more important problems"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
1 Introduction: More than a Buzzword? p. 1
2 Echo Chambers? Filter Bubbles? What Even Are They? p. 15
3 Echo Chambers and Filter Bubbles in Action p. 36
4 Bursting the Bubble p. 65
5 Conclusion: Polarised but Not Disconnected p. 95.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Bruns, Axel, Are filter bubbles real?
ISBN:
9781509536450
1509536450
9781509536443
1509536442
OCLC:
1079399763

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