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Cass Sunstein argues that the ability to filter information on the internet is going to lead to a world of fractured communications, group polarizations, cascades of false information, finally resulting in a rise in extremism. It’s a relief to hear arguments that do not see the internet as an ideal force for democracy, but his argument relies on “perfect filtering,” without any explanation for how this is even possible.
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The Polarization of Extremes
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Cass Sunstein argues that the ability to filter information on the internet is going to lead to a world of fractured communications, group polarizations, cascades of false information, finally resulting in a rise in extremism. It’s a relief to hear arguments that do not see the internet as an ideal force for democracy, but his argument relies on “perfect filtering,” without any explanation for how this is even possible.