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Claire  Boland,  Georgia  Cachia,  Sophia  Uy  and  Vo  Quynh  Anh  Luong    
 •  The  term  ‘Filter  Bubbles’  refers  to  the  idea  that  people  
within  today’s  society  have  limited  control  over  the  

The Issue content  they  receive  online  and  therefore  made  

oblivious  to  issues  beyond  their  interests.    

And What •  The  immediate  effect  these  bubbles  will  have  on  
democracy    

We Plan To •  A  search  engine  is  the  first  place  users  go  for  
information  about  politics    
Do •  There  is  concern  that  incorrect  and  bias  information  
may  be  weakening  the  democracy  in  the  digital  age  
•  Made  an  unfiltered  website,  users  can  subscribe  and  
have  all  the  political  information  they  need  in  one  place    
 •  A  new  company  comprised  of  young  adults  
•  Social  media  dominates  our  world,  however  it  worries  
us  that  important  information  is  being  filtered  out  of  
our  daily  feed    

Who •  Our  website  aims  to  close  the  gap  of  knowledge  that  
social  media  algorithms  are  creating    

Are We? •  You  can  subscribe  and  get  notifications  when  new  
content  has  been  added    
•  None  of  the  content  is  filtered    
•  Shows  both  sides  of  the  argument    
https://artistrygc.wixsite.com/filterbubbles  
 
 •  18-­‐25  

Our •  Frequent  social  media  users    

•  The  age  at  which  people  begin  to  
Target vote  and  need  to  be  politically  

Audience aware    
•  More  likely  to  have  political  issues  
filtered  out  of  their  Facebook  or  
Instagram  feeds  
 •  We  sent  out  our  website  to  a  range  of  people  within  the  target  
audience    
•  We  asked…  

Put It •  -­‐>how  often  do  you  read  about  political  issues?  60%  
(occasionally),  30%  (rarely),  10%  (often)  
•  -­‐>how  often  do  you  use  social  media  and  Google?  100%  (often)  

To The •  -­‐>how  interested  are  you  in  political  issues?  50/50  %  

•  -­‐>do  you  feel  as  though  you  should  know  more  about  political  

Test
issues?  95%  yes  
•  -­‐>how  interesting  do  you  find  this  website?  75%  (interested)  
•  -­‐>How  beneficial  do  you  think  this  website  would  be?  85%  (very)  
•  -­‐>have  you  seen  anything  like  this  website  before?  90%  (no)  
•  -­‐>do  you  see  yourself  using  this  website  if  it  were  made  available  
to  you  (68%  yes)  
•  -­‐>how  would  you  rate  Beyond  the  Bubble?  Average  of  4/5  stars.  
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Cooper,  T.  (2011).  Warning  for  2012  and  beyond:  Brace  yourselves,  a  storm  is  
coming!  British  Journal  of  Midwifery,  

Figure  2f  from:  Irimia  R,  Gottschling  M  (2016)  Taxonomic  revision  of  
Rochefortia  Sw.