Filter Bubble

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According to one particular article the filter bubble can cause harmful divisions in society. In the article Eduardo Graells-Garrido from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Mounia Lalmas and Daniel Quercia from Yahoo Labs investigate an idea, wich may be able to help us break free from the filter bubble. Their belief is that although people can have opposing beliefs and interests, they can still share an interest in different area’s. That’s why they have created a recommendation engine that points people to different topics but still within their personal preferences. When they tested the engine, the results showed that people were more open to different vieuws than expected. Challenging people to new ideas made them generally more