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Re:Social media bubbles may threaten democracy by jitix on Thursday June 08, 2017 @03:22PM (#14516461)
That's true but social networks are more ubiquitous than emails and print media. Also, in an email chain the person has prior knowledge that the news is fake. The same is not true of social media feeds.
Re:Social media bubbles may threaten democracy by enraged_camel on Thursday June 08, 2017 @03:33PM (#14516558)
I'd say the bigger problem is the way Facebook props up and emphasizes popular shares.

Imagine if those chain emails from your crazy uncle were always displayed prominently at the top of your inbox depending on the number of forwards.