Filter Bubbles Blog Posts
‘Christian Nationalism,’ ‘Never-Trumpers’ and Other Biased Terms This Election Season
Bias / May 17th, 2024 / by Malayna J. Bizier

Ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election, political polarization is surging with catchy phrases and clever terms that may fall furtively under the radar of voters and subject them to pernicious filter...
See moreHow Do Perceptions Differ When Reading CNN vs Fox News? An Experiment Provides Clues
Recommended Reading / January 27th, 2022 / by Leo Necheles

What if it’s not just our political views that might be controlled through biased news, but also our emotions and sense of trust?
See moreHow Algorithms Can Manipulate You
Recommended Reading / September 24th, 2021 / by "The Conversation" Contributor

Social media platforms rely heavily on people’s behavior to decide on the content that you see. In particular, they watch for content that people respond to or “engage” with by liking, commenting and...
See moreOne Simple Image Shows How on Twitter, Polarization is Built In
Bias / July 13th, 2021 / by Julie Mastrine

What you see on social media versus what other people see is very different. Tech algorithms keep us locked inside filter bubbles, reinforcing our own worldview and beliefs.
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Divided Coverage of Harris Fuels Filter Bubbles
Bias / June 17th, 2021 / by Henry A. Brechter

There are — as there almost always are —more than two sides to Vice President Kamala Harris’ management of her immigration assignment from President Joe Biden. But for the dedicated followers of biase...
See moreAllSides Live: Media Bias & Filter Bubbles
Bias / March 30th, 2021 / by AllSides Staff

AllSides Live, our Instagram Live show, recently featured Julie Mastrine, AllSides Director of Marketing. Julie has worked in online media for years. Her work involves spreading the word about AllSide...
See moreThe Economist’s Analysis of Facebook Media Bias Misses the Mark
News / September 17th, 2020 / by AllSides Staff

A recent examination of media bias on Facebook caught our eye here at AllSides. It is an important topic and we found the report to be interesting, but we also found some problems with it that lead to...
See moreCoverage of Harris as VP Pick Creates Partisan Filter Bubbles
News / August 13th, 2020 / by Henry A. Brechter

For much of the past week, the media has largely set aside the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to go all in on coverage of Joe Biden picking Kamala Harris as his running mate. To the surprise of few, th...
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Left, Right Coverage Differs on Obama-Era Transgender Rule Reversal
News / June 24th, 2020 / by Hirsh Joshi

On June 12, the Department of Health and Human Services reversed an Obama-era rule regarding religious freedom and healthcare access for transgender individuals under the Affordable Care Act. Sources...
See morePopping the Filter Bubble
Bias / September 27th, 2019 / by AllSides Staff

AllSides CEO and co-founder John Gable recently joined Joan Blades, co-founder of AllSides for Schools and founder of MoveOn.org and Living Room Conversations, on The Bob Zadek Show to discuss filter...
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