Is the social web reducing our access to information?

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I find this a far more frightening talk than the cheery presentation would suggest. Is algorithmic personalisation weeding out challenging content from our news flows? Are web companies pandering to that part of ourselves that prefers non-challenging information?

[[via Andrew Sullivan](http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/05/a-tailored-internet.html)]
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Adam is a digital journalism lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, a journalist for 30 and teaches audience strategy and engagement at City St George’s, London.

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Adam Tinworth

Adam is a digital journalism lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, a journalist for 30 and teaches audience strategy and engagement at City St George’s, London.