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Breaking the social media prism : how to make our platforms less polarizing / Chris Bail.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780691226378 (paperback)
Name	Bail, Christopher A., 1980- author.
Title	Breaking the social media prism : how to make our platforms less polarizing / Chris Bail.
Edition	First edition.
Published	Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Published	©2021
Description	vii, 232 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	1. The legend of the echo chamber -- 2. Why not break our echo chambers? -- 3. What happens when we break them? -- 4. The social media prism -- 5. How the prism drives extremism -- 6. How the prism mutes moderates -- 7. Should I delete my account -- 8. Hacking the prism -- 9. A better social media.
Summary	This book examines how social media functions like a prism that distorts our identities, empowers status-seeking extremists, and renders moderates all but invisible. It challenges common myths about echo chambers, foreign misinformation campaigns, and radicalizing algorithms, revealing that the solution to political tribalism lies deep inside ourselves.
Subjects	Social media
Subjects	Social media and society
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Social media . Social media and society . Broader Subject References: Communication . Narrower Subject References: Blogs . Online social networks. . Podcasts. . Authors: Bail, Christopher A., 1980- .