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Every week I pull one news story that shows echo chamber at work in real life. The headline is the lead. What it means for you is the gold. Newest story on top.

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Week of November 9, 2026: Most Americans say social media has too much political power

The Lead. A Pew survey says 69% of Americans think social media companies have too much political power. (Pew Research Center, November 2026) About 3,500 adults answered in June. The survey shows what people think. It does not measure what feeds do.

The Gold. Feeds pick what you see, and it feels like your own interest. Today, go looking for one source yourself, and skip one that was handed to you.

Read the original: Pew Research Center, November 6, 2026

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Week of October 26, 2026: New feed controls, same old feed

The Lead. Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok now let you steer your feed by picking topics. Notre Dame researcher Tim Weninger points out the catch: people engage most with the content that upsets them. (CNN, October 2026)

The Gold. You can tell the app what you like. It still pays more attention to what you watch. Try the new settings. Then watch your feed for a week and see if anything changed.

Read the original: CNN, October 22, 2026

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