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Breaking the social media prism : how to make our platforms less polarizing

By: Bail, Christopher A.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2022Description: x, 232 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780691241401.Subject(s): Advertising | Social media | Social media and societyDDC classification: 302.231 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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