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Recently I discovered a 'filter bubble' in search. In an online discussion I mentioned the Peasant's Revolt in passing, which, for me, based in England, results
by Theodores 8y ago
Recently I discovered a 'filter bubble' in search. In an online discussion I mentioned the Peasant's Revolt in passing, which, for me, based in England, results in the events of 1381 when the English king who was all of fourteen years old agreed to meet the rebel leader only to kill him.
What I had not realised is that a search for 'Peasant's Revolt' is different depending on where you live. So in Germany the search will result in a German 'Peasant's Revolt'. As it turns out every country has had some 'Peasant's Revolt' at some stage of history. I have not tested what results you will get if you search for the same 'event' elsewhere, e.g. in Italy, but I wouldn't be surprised if that gave an Italian 'Peasant's Revolt' as the top search result with the events of 1381 in England far, far down the list.
This would be correct behaviour from the search engine but is still a filter bubble. It is okay for us to have different perspectives yet share the same facts and history.