LSE Lecture: The Filter Bubble: What The Internet Is Hiding From You - MP3

The Filter Bubble: What The Internet Is Hiding From You
Speaker: Eli Pariser
Chair: Dr Ellen Helsper

This event was recorded on 20 June 2011 in Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building

Imagine a world where all the news you see is defined by your salary, where you live, and who your friends are. Imagine a world where you never discover new ideas. And where you can't have secrets. Welcome to 2011. Google and Facebook are already feeding you what they think you want to see. Advertisers are following your every click. Your computer monitor is becoming a one-way mirror, reflecting your interests and reinforcing your prejudices. The internet is no longer a free, independent space. It is commercially controlled and ever more personalised. In this talk, Eli Pariser will reveal how this hidden web is starting to control our lives – and shows what we can do about it. This event celebrates the publication of his new book The Filter Bubble: What The Internet Is Hiding From You by Eli Pariser 

Download MP3 (38 MB; approx  81 minutes)