"filter bubble" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: filter bubbles [plural]
Etymology: Coined by American author, activist, and entrepreneur Eli Pariser in 2010. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Q1328841|in=2010}} Coined by American author, activist, and entrepreneur Eli Pariser in 2010 Head templates: {{en-noun}} filter bubble (plural filter bubbles)
  1. A state of intellectual isolation resulting from exposure to only highly personalized Internet content. Synonyms (environment which validates a limited set of ideas and feelings): circle jerk [vulgar], echo chamber, hugbox [offensive], mutual admiration society Related terms: confirmation bias, selection bias Translations (Translations): فقاعة المرشح (Arabic), filtre bombolla (Catalan), 同溫層 (Chinese Mandarin), 同温层 (tóngwēncéng) (Chinese Mandarin), sociální bublina (Czech), informatieluchtbel (Dutch), filtrimull (Estonian), tietokupla (Finnish), informaatiokupla (Finnish), bulle de filtres (French), bulle de filtrage (French), Filterblase [feminine] (German), בועת הפילטר (Hebrew), फिल्टर बबल (philṭar babal) (Hindi), információs szűrőbuborék (Hungarian), gelembung tersaring (Indonesian), bolla di filtraggio [feminine] (Italian), フィルターバブル (Japanese), 필터 버블 (pilteo beobeul) (Korean), filtru burbulis (Latvian), filtro burbulas (Lithuanian), filterboble (Norwegian), filterboble (Norwegian Nynorsk), حباب فیلتر (Persian), bańka informacyjna [feminine] (Polish), bańka filtrująca [feminine] (Polish), filtro de bolha (Portuguese), пузырь фильтров (puzyrʹ filʹtrov) (Russian), filtračná bublina [feminine] (Slovak), filtro burbuja [masculine] (Spanish), filterbubbla [common-gender] (Swedish), ekokammare [common-gender] (Swedish), інформаційна бульбашкa (informacijna bulʹbaška) [feminine] (Ukrainian), swigen hidlydd [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-filter_bubble-en-noun-0tLU3ing Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Undetermined quotations with omitted translation

Inflected forms

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