Echo chambers are powerfully sustained by the combined influence and interaction of perception, conformity, and the false consensus effect. These forces shape our subjective realities, drive social ...

On Facebook, you might see a fair number of news articles shared by friends supporting Republican presidential candidates as the race heats up. Even if you’re a Democrat. The site’s News Feed ranking, ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Facing heat for conducting a psychological experiment on unwitting users, Facebook last summer began another study to see whether the social network insulates members from diverse ...

As I discussed in last week's Stateside, it's not hard to find people online criticising the GamerGate movement. However, for all it's troublesome elements, it's served as a powerful reminder to ...

You can convince yourself of anything if you ignore evidence that doesn’t support your idea of the truth. The three-headed dragon of confirmation bias, cherry-picking, and echo chambers wages a ...

In an era of hyper-connectivity, it’s easy for individuals to remain in echo chambers—environments where their beliefs are continually reinforced while alternative perspectives are ignored. This ...