The dark side of technology: An experimental investigation of the influence of customizability technology on online political selective exposure

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Highlights:

• Various forms of customizability increase political news selective exposure.

• System-driven customizability produced the strongest effect.

• The effect was particularly strong for reducing exposure to counter-attitudinal information.

• The effect was particularly strong for ideologically moderate individuals.

摘要

•Various forms of customizability increase political news selective exposure.•System-driven customizability produced the strongest effect.•The effect was particularly strong for reducing exposure to counter-attitudinal information.•The effect was particularly strong for ideologically moderate individuals.

论文关键词:Customization,Personalization,Selective exposure,Deliberative democracy,Polarization,Media effects

论文评审过程:Received 14 April 2016, Revised 10 March 2017, Accepted 13 March 2017, Available online 25 March 2017, Version of Record 25 March 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.03.031