Research reveals Facebook’s Pages and Groups intensify ideological echo chambers

  • The 2020 Facebook and Instagram Election Study found that Facebook Pages and Groups significantly contribute to ideological segregation and polarization.
  • The study indicates that conservative users encounter more misinformation, with false news content shared mostly by Pages and Groups.
  • An experiment swapping algorithmic feeds for chronological ones led to users spending significantly less time on Facebook and Instagram.
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