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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Broaden Your Circles: Follow sources with diverse viewpoints to reduce the risk of echo chambers and foster more nuanced thinking. Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Release date: 1 January Subscribe to The Week Escape your echo chamber. Adrienne Wyper, The Week Uk, theweek, 27 Dec. 2024 The open field of a prompt screen is an echo chamber for a single occupant. Kate Crawford, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024 Related article Bed rotting: TikTok’s latest trend reveals the toxic side of self-care That’s because these messages can have an echo chamber effect, which is created when there is a closed loop of information exchange that lacks diverse perspectives. Gina Park, CNN, 13 Dec. 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 23 Jan. 2025.

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