Question

When Devyn came home from college for the holidays, he tried to have a conversation about politics with his elderly Aunt Sylvia. It turned out to be quite difficult because each of them kept referring to online news reports or commentary that the other had not seen or read. Sylvia was only getting information with a conservative angle while Devyn was only getting information with a liberal slant. This phenomenon is known as __________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Filter bubbles

Explanation:

As seen in the question above, Sylvia is getting information only from the conservative angle, while Devyn is getting information only from the liberal angle. This phenomenon is known as filter bubbles which is the term that refers to research carried out in the same field of thought, thus creating an intellectual isolation, where each user does not have access to information that is different from those based on their points of view.