The phenomenon of the filter bubble as a threat to freedom on the Web

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Jakub Czopek
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Filter Bubble ◽  
The Web

The internet is usually presented as a medium that gives unlimited freedom to the user. The main purpose of the article is to characterize the concept of the filter bubble. It describes the mechanism that can significantly affect the type of content that Internet users encounter on the Web. By limiting content to those that are compatible with the worldview of the person seeking information, the filter bubble can significantly limit the freedom of seeking information. The article also presents several ways that can limit the negative impact of this phenomenon.

A cross-sectional survey among physicians on Internet use for epilepsy-related information (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Brigo ◽  
Simona Lattanzi ◽  
Giorgia Giussani ◽  
Laura Tassi ◽  
Nicola Pietrafusa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internet Use ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Therapeutic Decisions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Web

BACKGROUND The Internet has become one of the most important sources of health information, accessed daily by an ever-growing number of both patients and physicians, seeking medical advice and clinical guidance. A deeper insight into the current use of the Web as source of information on epilepsy would help in clarifying the individual attitude towards this medium by Internet users. OBJECTIVE We investigated views towards the Internet in a sample of Italian healthcare specialists involved in epilepsy field, to explore factors which explained the influence of information found on the internet. METHODS This study was a self-administered survey conducted in a group of members of the Italian Chapter of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) in January 2018. RESULTS 184 questionnaires were analyzed. 97.8% of responders reported to seek online information on epilepsy. The Internet was most frequently searched to obtain new information (69.9%) or to confirm a diagnostic or therapeutic decision (37.3%). The influence of consulting the Internet on clinical practice was associated with registration to social network(s) (OR: 2.94; 95%CI: 1.28-6.76; p=0.011), higher frequency of Internet use (OR: 3.66; 95%CI: 1.56-9.21; p=0.006) and higher confidence in reliability of online information (OR: 2.61; 95%CI: 1.09-6.26; p=0.031). No association was found with age, sex, years in epilepsy practice or easiness to find online information. CONCLUSIONS Internet is frequently used among healthcare professionals involved in the epilepsy to obtain information about this disease. The attitude of being influenced by the Internet for diagnostic and/or therapeutic decisions in epilepsy is independent on age and years of experience in epilepsy, and probably reflects an individual approach towards the Web.

Digital India

2018 ◽  
pp. 170-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Tier 2 ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Tier 3 ◽  
Changing Demographics ◽  
Minimal Effort ◽  
The Web

E-commerce and internet businesses are driving the rapid growth of the domestic IT-ITeS industry, attracting unprecedented global interest and funding. Indian e-commerce and internet companies are growing rapidly with about 460 million internet users and a tele-density of around 85.2%. Increasing penetration of the internet, adoption of smartphones and minimal effort low-cost mobile devices, changing demographics, mobile-empowered youth, and the emergence of tier 2 and tier 3 cities as major shopping hubs have been driving the growth of the industry, with new retail forces shifting its dynamics. Furthermore, the continued growth of large pure-play organisations that are powerhouses has moved retailers' focus to the web channel. These companies are not only becoming gateways to product research, but have also introduced consumers to new ways of viewing the retail process.

The Internet and Access to Information about Politics

2019 ◽  
pp. 228-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
William H. Dutton ◽  
Bianca C. Reisdorf ◽  
Grant Blank ◽  
Elizabeth Dubois ◽  
Laleah Fernandez
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
The Us ◽  
Echo Chamber ◽  
Us Presidential Election ◽  
Filter Bubble ◽  
Filter Bubbles

Concern over filter bubbles, echo chambers, and misinformation on the Internet are not new. However, as noted by Howard and Bradshaw (Chapter 12), events around the 2016 US presidential election and the UK’s Brexit referendum brought these concerns up again to near-panic levels, raising questions about the political implications of the algorithms that drive search engines and social media. To address these issues, the authors conducted an extensive survey of Internet users in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the US, asking respondents how they use search, social media, and other media for getting information about politics, and what difference these media have made for them. Their findings demonstrate that search is one among many media gateways and outlets deployed by those interested in politics, and that Internet users with an interest in politics and search skills are unlikely to be trapped in a filter bubble, or cocooned in a political echo chamber.

Measuring Situational Anxiety Related to Information Retrieval on the Web Among English-Speaking Internet Users

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 480-491
Author(s):  
Carole Rodon ◽  
Anne Congard
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Sum Score ◽  
Affective Processes ◽  
Situational Anxiety ◽  
Internet Learning ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Web

Abstract Searching for information on the web is regarded as a complex problem-solving activity involving a range of cognitive and affective processes. Anxiety is a key affective factor. In this article, we describe the construction and initial validation stages of the Information Retrieval on the Web Anxiety Rate (IROWAR) scale. The final structure of this inventory was validated with a sample of 183 English-speaking Internet users. Reliability analyses indicated that the factors were internally consistent (Cronbach’s alpha: 0.92). When we checked divergent validity, we found negative correlations with both self-efficacy and positive attitude towards the Internet. There were no effects of either sex or age on the total IROWAR score, but the Internet search anxiety sum score decreased with the length of use. This scale will be useful in several domains, including research on the determinants of web anxiety, individuals’ experience of web anxiety and ways of supporting them and Internet learning.

scholarly journals A Strengthening Asean Cyber Cooperation in Countering Cyber Terrorist Groups Activities on the Internet by Implementing the Six-Ware Cyber Security Framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 3288-3300
Author(s):  
Rudy Agus Gemilang Gultom ◽  
Asep Adang Supriyadi ◽  
Tatan Kustana
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Security Framework ◽  
Security Issue ◽  
Cyber Terrorism ◽  
Asean Member ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Terrorist Groups ◽  
And Control

Nowadays, the extremism, radicalism and terrorism groups have taken advantages the use of Internet access to support their activities, i.e, member recruitment, propaganda, fundraising, cyberattack actions against their targets, etc. This is one of the issues of cyber security as a negative impact of internet utilization especially by the extremism, radicalism and terrorism groups. They know the benefits of the internet services and social media can be used to facilitate the control of information in their organizational command and control system.  In order to tackle this cyber security issue, the internet users in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries should get more understanding as well as protection from their government against the danger of cyber extremism, cyber radicalism or cyber terrorism activities over the Internet. Therefore, this paper tries to explain the need of an ASEAN Cyber Security Framework standard in order to countering cyber terrorism activities via Internet as well as introducing the initial concept of Six-Ware Cyber Security Framework (SWCSF). 

scholarly journals Personalized Recommender System for Calculus using Content-Based Filtering Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.15) ◽  
pp. 110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noor Latiffah Adam ◽  
Muhammad Alif Zulkafli ◽  
Shaharuddin Cik Soh ◽  
Nor Ashikin Mohamad Kamal ◽  
Nordin Abu Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Recommender System ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Basic Calculus ◽  
Personalized Recommender System ◽  
Many Sources ◽  
Content Based Filtering ◽  
Human Kind ◽  
The Web ◽  
Filtering Approach

In this millennial age, Internet is becoming essential to human kind. Along with the growth of Internet users, information is also becoming huge and starting to cause difficulties to find the relevant contents. Thus, the recommender system was introduced. It helps the user to suggest the items based on the user’s preferences. This system could help the students as Calculus is one of the tough subjects feared by most students. Credits given to the technology as many sources on the web can provide tutorials, working examples and solutions on the subjects. However, there are too many of them. Students had to make a few selections, which one can fulfil their needs of specific calculus topics. The personalized recommender system developed was a content-based filtering recommender system with its own scraping engine to collect the sources from the Internet which focuses on the basic Calculus topics. The system and engine were constructed by using Flask framework together with its relevant libraries. 

scholarly journals Spinning the Web of Hate Online: A Critical Review from the Malaysian Laws

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (28) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Dr. Syahirah Abdul Shukor ◽  
Associate Professor Dr. Nazura Abdul Manap
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Sustainable Economy ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Law ◽  
Social Networking Website ◽  
The Web

<p>In a multi-cultural society, living in peace and tolerance are keys to development and sustainable economy. Undeniably, the efforts taken by all stakeholders are essential in materializing the future and dream of a peaceful country. Since its independence, Malaysia has been struggling to maintain the unity and integration of the three main ethnics, the Malays, the Chinese and the Indians. Matters pertaining to media especially publications of printed presses are strictly supervised by the Ministry of Home Affairs. However, with the inception of the Internet, regulating content of the Internet might be impossible for the law makers. This paper examines how the emergence of social networking website such as <em>Facebook, MySpace</em> and even <em>Tweeting</em> have been misused by irresponsible Internet users in Malaysia. Spinning the web of hate online is like spreading virus to the netizens and yet, its impact if it is not well tackled by members of society, it might spark serious problem to the unity and harmony of ethnics in Malaysia. Next, this paper examines how law responds to problems arose on the Internet. Finally, this paper suggests that supervision and monitoring content of the Internet which promote hate might be challenging but such problem need to be tackled by the authorities with extra vigilant and full coordination with all authorities.</p>

Internet Usage, Motives and Advertisements

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-49
Author(s):  
Manoocher Niknam ◽  
Kobra Najafi ◽  
Azamosadat Hoseini ◽  
Sima Amirpoor ◽  
Parisa Bahmandar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Advertising ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Advertising Agencies ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Use Of Internet ◽  
To Receive ◽  
The Web

This study explains the internet usage among Iranian users. Therefore it has been tried to give basic answers to this question that: What is the Iranians main use for internet and not shopping online? Based on this, by thoroughly analyzing the literature of internet users and develop a comprehensive theoretical model, the use of internet was tested in the web domain. The results indicate that; there is a significant relation between the demographic variables (age, education) and the motivations for using the Internet, also results show that in Iran, men and women use the internet for more searching motivations, and one of the major reasons that Iranian users do not shop online is the mistrust to receive that product. This study was done on a descriptive–analytical basis and based on the achievements of this research, it was recommended to advertising agencies that by using the indicators identified how to make appropriate steps in order to provide online advertising.

Pengaruh algoritma filter bubble dan echo chamber terhadap perilaku penggunaan internet

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-111
Author(s):  
Virani Wulandari ◽  
Gema Rullyana ◽  
Ardiansah Ardiansah
Keyword(s):  
Analysis Data ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Searching Behaviour ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
User Data ◽  
Echo Chamber ◽  
Filter Bubble

Introduction. This study aims to explore effects of bubble filter and echo chamber on information searching behaviour on the internet, how it affects the scope of the internet ecosystem and users, and what we can see from the behaviour. Data Collection Method. The paper used a mixed-methods approach with surveys, online discussions, and literature research. Twenty respondents between 19-21 years old participated in this exploratory study. Analysis Data. Data was obtained and calculations have automatically accumulated through Google Form. The user data analysis and discussion were conducted manually by considering aspects of rationality concerning the literature and previous research. Results and Discussions. The analysis results obtained were bubble filter and echo chambers were proven to affect internet users both in positive and negative ways. Conclusions. Bubble filter and echo chamber may have both positive and negative effects simultaneously, however, it depends on the user because the system has provided control features to reduce both features. Using internet wisely is also parts of the important aspect.  

Digital divide or digital development?: The Internet in Mexico

First Monday ◽  
2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Curry ◽  
Martin Kenney
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Ample Evidence ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Barriers To Access ◽  
Digital Development ◽  
Mexican Government ◽  
The Web

This paper discusses the development of the Internet in Mexico within the context of the digital divide. There is skepticism about whether the digital divide is something driven primarily by technology rather than an epiphenomenon driven by socioeconomic factors. The barriers to access are not technological but rather economic and historical. Although Mexico shows wide disparities in Internet access, it also shows rapid development toward more access. The number of regular Internet users in Mexico is small (about 14 million) but has shown consistent growth. Business and non–governmental organization presence on the Web is increasing, and the Mexican government is innovatively using the Web to broaden contact with its citizens. In the Mexican case, there is certainly evidence of a digital divide. Nevertheless, there is also ample evidence of digital development.

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