"Filter Bubbles" Appear When

question 38

Multiple Choice

"Filter bubbles" appear when

• A) news aggregation sites include content from a wide variety of sources and give no preference to American media organizations.
• B) search engines automatically screen out information that might challenge or broaden our worldview.
• C) journalists choose to cover only those stories that are acceptable to advertisers.
• D) reporters intentionally ignore protest movements that challenge the capitalist economic system.
• E) people intentionally expose themselves to perspectives that challenge what they already believe to be true about the political world.

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Definitions:

Environmental Cleaning

The practice of removing contaminants from the environment, including physical, chemical, and biological pollutants, to maintain public health and ecological balance.

Interest Groups

Organizations formed to influence public policy and decision-making in favor of their members' or supporters' interests.

Technological Commodity

A product or device that is widely available and used, deriving its value from its utility and technological features.

Environmental Racism

The practice of disproportionately situating hazardous waste sites, pollution-emitting industries, or landfills near communities of color or economically disadvantaged groups.