The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World.

The article reviews "The Chaos Machine" by Max Fisher, which argues that social media algorithms intentionally promote extreme viewpoints to maximize user engagement and advertising revenue. Fisher asserts that this practice has contributed to increased partisanship and intolerance globally, linking...

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Publicado en:Innovation Journal Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 1 - 5
Autor principal: Glor, Eleanor D.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Innovation Journal 2025
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