Bruno DiasThis was, immediately and entirely, oversimplified into "Facebook keeps people from talking/hearing people who disagree with them." This is not what Facebook does! What Facebook does is feed people the content that will maximize engagement and keep people hooked on Facebook specifically. It will avoid, for example, giving you too much content you might like from a single source because you might leapfrog Facebook and just start reading their website instead.
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