Recently deemed a ‘filter bubble’
among critics, Facebook’s believed to filter only what it wants, producing a
bubble of information unable to be popped with outside sources of
material.
I have many viewpoints supporting Facebook’s timeline,
though I reason with these individuals.
I can’t deny certain aggravation Facebook’s provoked. For example, they turn on your
notifications--in which you have to go out of your way to search and find to
turn off--for sending you updates on friends
they choose to inform you.
With how financially
and reputably
successful Facebook has become, they should have all the resources and motives
necessary to further deepen the filter they discern most beneficial, helpful,
and personal to us.
Even more, the ample quantity of promoted advertisements
via Facebook has grown rampant-this is where I most intrinsically perceive this
alleged filter bubble. With the variety
of ads encompassing Facebook, I feel it should be more cognizant of our
interests and thus more invested in sponsoring them. I wouldn’t mind viewing ads so much have they
not be so non-relatable; I also wouldn’t mind observing articles and links
related to current news issues I’d find interesting. People aren’t fully acquainted with how often
they search for news and the extent of news out there-they’d be unexpectedly,
pleasantly surprised to learn of events they find fascinating for once.
Facebook should listen to the entirety of all critics’
opinion; they don’t negate the site as inferior. They’re merely trying to warn it-because they
do believe in its resources and don’t want to witness its downfall. They don’t yearn for these harsh
perspectives; they just don’t want it to get so severe as to become the
transformation from a filter bubble… to utter brainwashing.
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