Facebook shrinks filter bubbles with alternate news sources in Trending

{rss:content:encoded} Facebook shrinks filter bubbles with alternate news sources in Trending http://ift.tt/2rhJd1E http://ift.tt/2qksWnx May 24, 2017 at 07:00PM  You’re vulnerable to bias and polarization if you only get your news from one source. So instead of highlighting a single news outlet when you click through to a Trending topic, Facebook will now show a carousel of the other most popular articles written about the subject by different publishers. Meanwhile, Facebook is giving more exposure to Trending Topics on mobile. Rather than only… Read More