Social media and the future of open debate: A user-oriented approach to Facebook’s filter bubble conundrum

Seargeant, Philip; Tagg, Caroline

doi:10.1016/j.dcm.2018.03.005

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“…ANOVA 0.000 Post Hoc Tests (LSD) The differences inside these groups are not statistically significant. The strict division of the respondents into these two groups support the bubble hypothesis where the frequent users of social media reinforce shared identities, and rely mainly or totally on the information shared within the bubbles as opposed to outer sources of information [48,49]. The positive effect of social networks on opinions on RES-E may arise from the phenomenon of Greta Thunberg, a Swedish environmental activist fighting against the climate change whose campaigning gained international recognition [50,51].…”

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confidence: 87%

Public Acceptance of Renewable Energy Sources: a Case Study from the Czech Republic

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The substitution of traditional energy production with renewable energy sources (RES) in the European Union (EU) represents a multidimensional issue with its pros and cons viewed differently by governments, technology companies, markets, as well as the general public. There are significant public doubts in expediency of investments in renewables in place. Our paper studies the factors related to the public opinion on renewables using a reasonable and representative sample of respondents (N = 1026) from one of the EU Member States, the Czech Republic, via a set of ordinal regression analyses with spline correction for ordinal predictors. Our results suggest that the population of the Czech Republic is split in half in its trust in renewables as a substitute to traditional energy sources. In addition, our results show that the opinions on renewables in the Czech Republic are significantly related to personal concerns on environmental protection and worries about use of nuclear energy. Moreover, we find that traditional mass media is not statistically significant, even though internet news channels and social media were statistically related to the opinions (negatively and positively, respectively). The comparison of the responses with respect to the frequency of following social media support the hypothesis of the media bubble. The empirical results indicate that public opinions on renewables are likely to be built on the information sources vulnerable to hoaxes, bubbles, and misinformation. We conclude that more media presentation on RES is needed and make some practical suggestions for the stakeholders, journalists, and relevant policymakers.

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Section: Multiple Comparisonsmentioning

confidence: 87%

Public Acceptance of Renewable Energy Sources: a Case Study from the Czech Republic

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“…The only thing that matters is that the information falls in line with what the social media user wants to hear and believe [16]. Many studies also refer to it as the "filter bubble effect" where social media users use social media platforms to suggest or convince other social media users of their cause [33]. Communities form as a result of these filter bubbles where social media users cut themselves off from any other individual that might not share the same beliefs or opinions [33].…”

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“…Many studies also refer to it as the "filter bubble effect" where social media users use social media platforms to suggest or convince other social media users of their cause [33]. Communities form as a result of these filter bubbles where social media users cut themselves off from any other individual that might not share the same beliefs or opinions [33]. It was found that social media users tend to read news or information that are ideologically similar to their own ideologies [29].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A social media users' content online is managed by algorithms to reflect his or her prior choices [22]. Algorithms designed to fabricate reports are one of the main causes of the spreading of false information [33]. In recent years, the rapid growth of fake news have led to the belief that cyborgs and bots are used to increase the spreading of misinformation on social media [22].…”

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A Systematic Review on Fake News Themes Reported in Literature

Celliers

Hattingh

2020

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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In this systematic literature review, a study of the factors involved in the spreading of fake news, have been provided. In this review, the root causes of the spreading of fake news are identified to reduce the encouraging of such false information. To combat the spreading of fake news on social media, the reasons behind the spreading of fake news must first be identified. Therefore, this literature review takes an early initiative to identify the possible reasons behind the spreading of fake news. The purpose of this literature review is to identify why individuals tend to share false information and to possibly help in detecting fake news before it spreads.

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“…2016; Haim et al 2018). Studies investigating selective exposure to news on Facebook (Bakshy et al 2015) and "echo chamber" effects on Twitter (Williams et al 2015) have demonstrated that users themselves are also responsible for restricting visibility of news and stories (Seargeant and Tagg 2018) and peer-to-peer interactions (Williams et al 2015). Users tend to avoid conflicts and seek peer approval.…”

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Empirically Supported Out‐of‐the‐Box Strategies for Science Communication by Environmental Scientists

Langan

Cheng

Hunka

2019

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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Scientists are expected to communicate their research to a wide audience, while often lacking appreciable training. Environmental science poses many value‐laden and ethical questions. This necessitates the identification and use of specific strategies or guidelines, which encourage 2‐way communication and enable trust in both the experts and the scientific results. The objective of this paper is to give environmental scientists tools for effective science communication based on sound scientific evidence that does not require further specialization in communication studies. Using common scientific search engines in Europe, scientific communication literature that met specific parameters was identified. The summarized data contextualize the importance of science communication in environmental sciences but also highlight the need of scientists for communication experts to aid in establishing objectives for particularly complex topics and audiences. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2019;15:499–504. © 2019 SETAC

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Social media and the future of open debate: A user-oriented approach to Facebook’s filter bubble conundrum

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Cited by 72 publications

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Public Acceptance of Renewable Energy Sources: a Case Study from the Czech Republic

Public Acceptance of Renewable Energy Sources: a Case Study from the Czech Republic

A Systematic Review on Fake News Themes Reported in Literature

Empirically Supported Out‐of‐the‐Box Strategies for Science Communication by Environmental Scientists

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