THE VIDEO SHELF · filter bubbles
Beware online "filter bubbles" | Eli Pariser
Eli Pariser's TED talk argues that personalized web services trap users in filter bubbles, limiting exposure to challenging information. He says this is bad for individuals and for democracy.
Why HN readers recommended it
Cited as an early, prescient warning about algorithmic personalization, echo chambers and social media feeds.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- TED
- Topic
- filter bubbles
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 7
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2012–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
The Filter Bubble Ted talk is what motivated me to dump social media. [VIDEO] Gone are my Facebook, G+, Reddit accounts. I have a Twitter which I curate manually with numerous feeds from all over. I generally look at content like links first then read …
throwawy64 on Hacker News · 2016-11
In Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of misinformationI did put "vaguely related" in the rant warning, didn't I? :-) Though news.google.com is what I was thinking of with the current affairs example, it generalizes to the whole Google edifice, and to Facebook too. I really suggest having a look at this: [VIDEO] …
AkThhhpppt on Hacker News · 2012-03
In Google told to halt auto-complete
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.