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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Wednesday's cartoons - thoughts and prayers, pound of flesh, and more Newsletter sign up By The Week US published 3 hours ago Subscribe to The Week Escape your echo chamber. The Week Us, theweek, 18 Dec. 2024 This can also create an echo chamber, where your message only reflects what the prospect already knows or believes, limiting diverse perspectives. Samuel Darwin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 Americans should be concerned about the way AI algorithms manipulate social media to create echo chambers that feed readers' prejudices back to them and heighten their fears. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 China’s social media platforms have also been accused of becoming an echo chamber. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 8 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for echo chamber 

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of echo chamber was in 1842

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“Echo chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echo%20chamber. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

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