Why we constantly divide ourselves into "us" and "them" on social networks? Scholars observe that social media debates tend to polarize in exactly two opinion groups. When society develops into fractions that are unable to communicate with each other, society weakens. For society to develop, society needs a…
Political astroturfing and echo-chambers In the previous post, we discussed the phenomenon of forming of and belonging to echo-chambers. We have observed two consequential phenomena accompanying echo-chambering on the Internet: polarization and segregation. What are the most important problems for society that can arise from such echo-chambering grouping…
On internet bubbles and echo chambers Do social networks just destroy the most important ingredient in our collective intelligence? What do algorithms do to our diversity, our ability to be innovative, our common sense? How internet bubbles shape us? The rise in the number and popularity of social…