Doesn't such a feature contribute to the creation of echo chambers? It's hard to tell when it comes to something like ads as they usually aren't a great source of information.
I suppose it does, but I feel like echo chambers are more dangerous when people don't necessarily realize they've entered one (e.g. when all of your FB friends only share posts centered around a particular political view).
I feel like there's less danger here since one needs to manually click that they don't want to see a particular type of content
Echo chambers are deliberately created by the platform according to what they think will keep the user on the site. It is fundamentally anti-user. This is the person self-selecting what they want to see. It's a very different thing.
Echo chambers are also chosen by users, though. They choose who to friend, follow, un follow, like, block, etc. In a broader sense, people have media habits that are fueled by their own views, I doubt a trumpism follower would choose to read NYT or WaPo. There is some personal agency here.
A little. But I don’t think watching ads helps break down echo chambers. I don’t think ads aren’t genuine messaging so I can live without seeing a post from Coke or Joe Biden 5 times in my feed.
I feel like there's less danger here since one needs to manually click that they don't want to see a particular type of content