Beware online "filter bubbles"

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NOVEMBER 28, 2014 TODAY’S CLASSIC TED TALK Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles" 09:04 minutes · TED2011 As web companies tailor their services -- like search and shopping results -- to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We can get trapped in a "filter bubble," where we don't see any information that doesn't fit our worldview. In this powerful, surprising talk, Eli Pariser shows how online filter bubbles could be bad for us -- and bad for democracy. Watch now »     PLAYLIST OF THE DAY Talks to watch instead of shopping Forget about Black Friday. Step away from the mall and watch these talks on consumerism … and why it’s not always the best thing. Watch » 9 talks · Total run time 1:50:26