Social Media Algorithm Pops Filter Bubbles By Presenting Diverging Ideas | Digital Trends … :
“Developed as a collaboration between researchers from Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland and University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy, the algorithm is designed to make sure that social media users are presented with views that don’t necessarily conform with their own, as a way of helping to “solve” the increasingly polarized nature of discussions around controversial topics.”
… and here’s a similar browser plugin: Be More Accepting of Others – EscapeYourBubble … :
“Escape Your Bubble
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Tell us who you’d like to understand better.
You could be a Democrat looking to better understand and accept Republicans or vice-versa. -
We’ll insert curated, positive posts in your Facebook feed.
These posts will highlight the positive aspects of those you wish to understand and be more accepting of. -
You’ll learn to understand and accept thy fellow countrymen.
As you learn more about those different from you, you’ll come to understand their positive qualities. It’s akin to “brainwashing for good”.“