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 __________. Group of answer choices filter bubbles tracking pluralism simulacrum

Answer 1

Answer: filter bubbles

Step-by-step explanation:

Filter bubble simply refers to the algorithms which have an impact on what people encounter online. In this case, the algorithm can guess the kind of information that the user will like due to the past personalized searches of the user or his or her location.

Since Devyn couldn't have a conversation about politics with his elderly Aunt Sylvia as they've different views, this is termed filter bubbles.