If someone relies on Facebook to deliver their news, they are only
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If someone relies on Facebook to deliver their news, they are only receiving content the algorithm believes will increase that person’s engagement with the post.
In other words, we are only shown stuff that computer code wants us to see. It’s a filter bubble based on our prior likes and actions, deepening the divide in what our neighbors, family members, and us may know about current affairs.
There are parts of the world where the people call the internet “Facebook” because it’s all they use. And these people are now unknowingly trapped in a filter bubble designed to keep them scrolling past ads.