The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard to keep up with. This weekly roundup offers the highlights of what you might ...

Customized results from search engines and social media that are geared to the individual based on that person's past preferences. A filter bubble means two people searching for the same thing receive ...

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates believes we are stuck inside “filter bubbles,” hardly making use of the wealth of information out there on the Internet, television and social media, our ...

You know I love to ask “why”? And last Tuesday provided me with the mother of all “whys." I know there will be a lot of digital ink shed about this event, but I just can’t help myself. So -- why?

If you use the internet, you’ve probably heard of a filter bubble. Internet sites and social media platforms use algorithms that show you content based on your previous interactions, likes, and shares ...

Social media didn’t create the problem of the filter bubble–even before Facebook, people often tended to get their news either from left- or right-leaning sources and surround themselves with friends ...

Concerns over filter bubbles and fake news are often based on anecdotal evidence. There is relatively little systematic research on the topic; a new survey finds widespread fears are unwarranted.

One could be forgiven for thinking 2017 was The Year of the Filter Bubble. While Eli Pariser introduced the world to the term half a decade ago, this was the year it seemed to really take off. You ...

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey acknowledged the problem of filter bubbles on the platform. He also made a suggestion on Monday about what his company might do about it. That involves letting users follow ...