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filter bubble

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A state of intellectual isolation resulting from exposure to only highly personalized Internet content.

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Examples

“The other problem with algorithms is that they trap⟳ us in what is known as “filter bubbles” — the digital equivalent of an echo chamber, in which our incoming sources of information have⟳ been so customized to us that they simply confirm⟳ and reinforce what we already believe⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

filter cake filter card filter coffee filter feeder filter funnel filter in turn

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