echo chamber
noun
: a room with sound-reflecting walls used for producing hollow or echoing sound effects
—often used figuratively
Living in a kind of echo chamber of their own opinions, they pay attention to information that fits their conclusions and ignore information that does not.—
James Surowiecki
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Net societal value equation: Societal benefits (content personalization, social connections) – societal costs and risks (echo chambers, misinformation, mental health issues) = net value.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
But that may reflect more of an echo chamber than the national mood.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The song is about the divisive nature of media and the alienation that results from the echo chamber of negativity, hearing secondhand information and the perception of persecution.
—Taylor Mims, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
The social democratization the internet was supposed to provide instead gave way to echo chambers.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
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John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
But that may reflect more of an echo chamber than the national mood.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The song is about the divisive nature of media and the alienation that results from the echo chamber of negativity, hearing secondhand information and the perception of persecution.
—Taylor Mims, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
The social democratization the internet was supposed to provide instead gave way to echo chambers.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for echo chamber
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“Echo chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echo%20chamber. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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