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My social media feeds look different from yours and it's driving political polarization

Posted on AllSides September 2nd, 2019
From The Center
OPINION

The election season is winding up, and my social media is once again awash with political stories. Headlines stream: “Warren and Bernie’s awkward truce...”, “Trump sees his base growing...” and “The Fed’s real message...”. This is the America I see today.

The trouble is, it’s not the America you see or anyone else sees. It is my personally-curated version of reality. A constantly shifting mirage, evolving in real-time, depending on my likes and dislikes, what I click on, and what I share.

A recent Pew Research Center study found black...

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