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Facebook makes us more narrow-minded, study finds─── 00:06 Thu, 19 Jan 2017
Instead of making people worldlier, the social media site is actually making them more narrow-minded. Users simply seek out views that align with their opinions, a new study suggests.
Facebook reinforces the beliefs of users because they tend to seek out news and views that tally with their own opinions, according to a new study.
The social networking site creates an "echo chamber" in which a network of like-minded people share controversial theories, biased views and selective news, academics found.
This means that any bias held is simply repeated back to them unchallenged and accepted as fact.
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