Quote from: cotton ball on February 22, 2017, 02:29:57 PM

Quote from: Imaginary Entity on February 18, 2017, 09:15:51 PM

We are bombarded and over-exposed to certain sensationalist themes and media narratives.

It's almost impossible for anyone to come up with their own ideas/views/opinions with the kind of narrative feeding we get on a daily basis. I know 'giving up the internet' and/or not visiting certain websites could alleviate this issue some what but it led me to thinking.....

Is there a way to self-censor the data you receive?

eg. If someone finds it counter-productive/unhelpful to hear about 'terrorism' on a daily basis, is it possible to block anything associated with this from your internet viewing without having to restrict the websites you visit?

A lot of people are becoming aware of their over-exposure to other's sensationalist ideas and may be looking for a solution/more control of their data absorption habits....

Does anyone else want a filter/ more control over your internet viewing?

Any ideas on how this can be done?

We just need to filter good things, especially when opening facebook. There is no other way than to block site manually. I was also disturbed by news site & online newspaper, because almost all of them voicing political propaganda. None of world news sites chose to be neutral. But I liked news from reddit, because there are many opinions of people who are intelligent & independent.

Now really there is a world war in the network. A lot of trolls who are engaged in propaganda. However, trolls are not all visiting sites. If you are sure they are right they should be able to defend their opinion under any circumstances. Besides, you always have the opportunity to find like-minded people and maybe recruited by trolls. Never lock the page.