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Filter Bubbles 49876 TV

1. Filter bubbles refer to the phenomenon where online algorithms selectively show users content that reinforces their preexisting views, creating an isolated information bubble. This can lead users to have a hardened political stance as they are not exposed to a diversity of perspectives. 2. Personalized search engines can have benefits by showing users relevant content, but they also risk narrowing people's information exposure within their filter bubble. 3. To avoid filter bubbles, people should use different devices and sources for information, balance knowledge on different topics, doubt what they see online, and expand their news sources to challenge their assumptions and think beyond their comfort zone.

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Filter Bubbles 49876 TV

1. Filter bubbles refer to the phenomenon where online algorithms selectively show users content that reinforces their preexisting views, creating an isolated information bubble. This can lead users to have a hardened political stance as they are not exposed to a diversity of perspectives. 2. Personalized search engines can have benefits by showing users relevant content, but they also risk narrowing people's information exposure within their filter bubble. 3. To avoid filter bubbles, people should use different devices and sources for information, balance knowledge on different topics, doubt what they see online, and expand their news sources to challenge their assumptions and think beyond their comfort zone.

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Filter Bubbles

1. Complete the questions below with words.


vlogs scroll browsing
google reliable posts
bookmark streaming article

a) When browsing Google search results, do you ever scroll down to the bottom of
and go the second page?
b) How often do you publish comments or read news posts on your social media?
c) What is your favorite YouTube channel? What vlogs do you follow?
d) What type of information do you google most often?
e) What negative consequences may live streaming on Facebook have?
f) What links or sites do you bookmark so that you can easily find them again?
g) How do you find reliable information online?
h) Have you ever fact-checked an article you found online? If yes, how did you do it?

2. Work in pairs and answer questions from ex. 1.

3. Discuss:
• Mark Zuckerberg once said : “A squirrel dying in front
of your house may be more relevant to your interests
right now than people dying in Africa.”
Do you agree with this statement? Why/why not?

4. Watch an interactive video and complete the tasks


you see during it.
Questions in the interactive video:

1) What are 'filter bubbles'? What are their negative aspects in your opinion?
2) Select the synonyms of the word 'prohibited' (as used in the video)

a. banned d. discouraged

b. restricted e. hidden

c. off limits

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Filter Bubbles

3) Fill the gap: This led to a ____hardening_____ of their political stance.


4) Think what kind of benefits personalized search engines can have
5) Pick the ways we can get out of a filter bubble:

a. use different devices for c. doubt the content you see


searching online online
b. balance your knowledge on d. expand your news source
different topics

5. Match halves to create common expressions.

1) limit a. your horizons 3


2) edit b. the content 7
3) expand c. your view 1
4) open your mind d. beyond your comfort zone 8
5) close yourself e. off to new ideas 5
6) challenge f. out information 2
7) curate g. your assumptions 6
8) think h. to other points of view 4

6. Discuss the questions below:


• What news do you find relevant? Are you focused mostly on local news? Or
things that appear on your social media stream?
• How do you feel about the fact that information you get online is curated by
algorithms?
• How can filter bubbles and algorithms influence election?
• How should we deal with filter bubbles online? Can we force corporations to
stop curating what they serve us?
• Why is thinking beyond our comfort zone so difficult?
• How can other people help us to challenge our assumptions?
• Why do people decide to close themselves off to new ideas and concepts?

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