"The “echo chamber” critique of #SocialMedia has been thoroughly debunked by researchers, who have consistently found the opposite to be true: people *not* on social media live in more sheltered #information environments than those who are...

social media essentially breaks down the echo chambers... exposing us to a lot of things that we’re not exposed in our everyday lives."

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/20/community-and-choice-are-not-bubbles/

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