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How the Algorithm Radicalizes People
Nobody sat in a smoky room deciding to radicalize your uncle. A recommendation algorithm did it one click at a time.
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Clickbait
Clickbait uses sensational headlines and hidden information to manipulate users into clicking links that overpromise and underdeliver.
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Attention Economy
When information becomes abundant, human attention becomes the scarce resource that platforms and advertisers compete to capture.
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Illusory truth effect
The illusory truth effect is the cognitive tendency to believe false information is true after hearing it repeated multiple times.
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Echo chamber (media)
An echo chamber is a closed media system where repeated beliefs amplify preexisting views and insulate people from opposing facts.
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Filter Bubble
How algorithms use browsing history, location, and clicks to create personalized web bubbles that isolate users from opposing viewpoints.
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Radicalization
Radicalization is the gradual shift from mainstream views to extreme beliefs, acting as a social trap that can lead to violent action.
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QAnon
How an anonymous 4chan poster created QAnon, a far-right conspiracy theory that unified internet falsehoods into real-world action.