AOC Blames Algorithms for Political Echo Chambers â Who Knew?
In a breathtaking Instagram Live moment from a Sunday unspecified other than post-2020, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dropped the hot take that political polarization isnât just humanity being humans but now 'algorithmically polarized.' Yes, the same algorithms running social media that serve you cat videos also double as political ringmasters, shoveling MAGA universes into feeds like some reluctant middle school DJ. AOC, arguably the queen of stirring poetic Twitter storms and congressional mix tapes, cited cities like Los Angeles and Portland, where military presence and protest images got algorithmically remixed, confusing even the Capitol Hill experts who still squint at Big Tech CEOs like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter execs who testified back in the holier-than-thou days of 2021. So, the takeaway? Forget facts â persuasion is now psychology, community-building, and just hoping your feed isnât stuck in a digital funhouse mirror.
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Algorithms built social media echo chambers where MAGA and progressives party like it's 2020 forever. Forget your grandmaâs political dinner debate; your feed is an all-you-can-ignore buffet of polarization cooked by CEOs who testified but didnât fix anything.
If social media algorithms were DJs, theyâd only play divisive hits on repeatâwhile the rest of us get stuck in the dance floor called 'Living in Your Own Bubble.' Spoiler: nobody wins the goofy dance-off.
AOC points out how algorithms feed us political echo chambers like a toddlerâs snack dispenserâexcept no oneâs getting smarter, just hungrier for outrage and misreading city protests since 2020.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/7/2025 | Author: Bryan Metzger
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