Eli Pariser

Author of ‘The Filter Bubble’

Former MoveOn.org Board President

Eli Pariser is the former executive director of MoveOn.org, which, with five million members, is one of the largest citizens’ organizations in American politics, and now sits on the board. He’s currently the CEO of Upworthy.com, a new site focused on spreading ideas that matter online. In his renowned book “The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You”, Pariser reveals how personalization undermines the Internet’s original purpose as an open platform for the spread of ideas.

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When It Comes To Politics, The Internet Is Closing Our Minds

With Evgeny Morozov, Eli Pariser, Siva Vaidhyanathan, Jacob Weisberg

April 17, 2012

Does the internet poison politics? It’s been argued that the rise of “personalization,” the use of algorithms to filter what you see online, and easy access to the like-minded, have served to reinforce our pre-conceptions. Is the information bubble a myth, or is it undermining civic discourse? Is the rise of social media really broadening our world views, or narrowing them?

When It Comes To Politics, The Internet Is Closing Our Minds

With Evgeny Morozov, Eli Pariser, Siva Vaidhyanathan, Jacob Weisberg

April 17, 2012

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