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Ethical Implications Of Filter Bubbles And Personalized News-Streams

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  • Dan Valeriu VOINEA

    (University of Craiova)

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In the days of traditional media, be it print, radio, or television, every consumer of a product received the same information. However, with the transition to the online world, personalization, tailoring information to the individual’s interests, became a possibility. Starting with the advent of personalized search (Pitkow et al., 2002), which was introduced by Google as a feature of its search engine in 2004, interest-based advertising and personalized news became both features, improving the relevance of the information to a specific user, and ethical problems – how can information only I receive influence me? The issue is even more complicated when talking about social media and personalized news – how can we ensure algorithms are transparent and indiscriminate? The present research is focused on bringing to attention possible ethical dilemmas and solutions to filter bubbles brought on by news personalization.

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  • Dan Valeriu VOINEA, 2017. "Ethical Implications Of Filter Bubbles And Personalized News-Streams," Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism, Communication and Management, Department of Communication, Journalism and Education Sciences, University of Craiova, vol. 3(1), pages 189-195, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:edt:aucjcm:v:3:y:2017:i:1:p:189-195
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    Cited by:

    1. Ștefan VLĂDUȚESCU, 2018. "The Message As An Individual Linguistic Fact," Social Sciences and Education Research Review, Department of Communication, Journalism and Education Sciences, University of Craiova, vol. 5(2), pages 99-106, December.
    2. Ștefan VLĂDUȚESCU, 2020. "Material, Intention And Orientation Of The Message," Social Sciences and Education Research Review, Department of Communication, Journalism and Education Sciences, University of Craiova, vol. 7(1), pages 212-224, July.
    3. Ștefan VLĂDUȚESCU, 2019. "Managerial Style, Determinations And Risks," Social Sciences and Education Research Review, Department of Communication, Journalism and Education Sciences, University of Craiova, vol. 6(2), pages 115-130, November.

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    Keywords

    filter bubbles; personalized news; information filtering; fake news; news algorithms; social media;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus
    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt

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