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A website rebuttal tool. A browser extension which indicates when a rebuttal exists to a page which is being browsed.
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Algorithmic filters are driving our search (information) on internet and give us information what we want and not what is complete
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Is the current direction of the web Democratic?
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As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy.
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