Breaking the Social Media Prism
How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Format: Book
Description: vii, 232 pages ; 23 cm
This book examines how social media functions like a prism that distorts our identities, empowers status-seeking extremists, and renders moderates all but invisible. It challenges common myths about echo chambers, foreign misinformation campaigns, and radicalizing algorithms, revealing that the solution to political tribalism lies deep inside ourselves.
Contents:
1. The legend of the echo chamber -- 2. Why not break our echo chambers? -- 3. What happens when we break them? -- 4. The social media prism -- 5. How the prism drives extremism -- 6. How the prism mutes moderates -- 7. Should I delete my account -- 8. Hacking the prism -- 9. A better social media.
ISBN:
9780691203423
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SOCIAL SCI Communicate Bai | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-223) and index.