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February 7, 2017 08:08 pm GMT

MIT-designed Chrome extension fixes your Twitter filter bubble

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It's no secret that our social media feeds are pretty biased toward our own political leanings. And while we've seen a handful of Chrome extensions and other tools that address this issue on Facebook, we haven't yet seen as many tools made for Twitter. Until now.

Researchers at MIT have created a new Chrome extension that changes your Twitter feed to that of someone with different political views. 

SEE ALSO: Chrome extension uncovers Netflix's hidden categories

Called FlipFeed, the extension infers your political beliefs based on your own feed and then shows you the feed of someone with opposing views.  Read more...

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