Philipp Müller<p>NEW STUDY OUT IN IC&S</p><p>Putting <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/FilterBubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FilterBubble</span></a> Effects to the Test</p><p>In an experimental survey study with real <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/recommendersystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recommendersystems</span></a> (<a href="https://sciences.social/tags/NRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRS</span></a>), we find **limited** support for <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> effects of <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/algorithms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algorithms</span></a> inducing "filter bubble" like information environments.</p><p>Data also show how balanced algorithms may promote <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/depolarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depolarization</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2024.2435998" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2024.</span><span class="invisible">2435998</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sciences.social/@commodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>commodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/communicationscholars" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>communicationscholars</span></a></span> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/PoliticalCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalCommunication</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>