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by disgruntledphd2 1906 days ago
> targeted behavioural advertising is proven to increase polarisation, literally turning people against each other.

Can you provide some evidence for this please? Certainly, filter bubbles make it easier for people to radicalise themselves, but I've not seen very much evidence that it's specifically the advertising.

And polarisation in (US) media has been underway since long before Mark Zuckerberg left elementary school.