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Social news online is even worse. At least with TV, there's a chance you'll be shown something from outside of your bubble. Polarization increased with deregula
by nether 10y ago
Social news online is even worse. At least with TV, there's a chance you'll be shown something from outside of your bubble. Polarization increased with deregulation of TV political coverage in the US. The internet has never been regulated in such a way, and has given rise to hyper-polarization.
- NolF 10y agoAlthough the internet allows for hyper-polarization, it also makes it easier to manage group polarisation by allowing alternative views to be only 1 click away. It's just intellectually easier to select information from places that confirm your biases and polarize them rather than be challenged and consider alternatives.