echo chamber
noun
: a room with sound-reflecting walls used for producing hollow or echoing sound effects
—often used figuratively
Living in a kind of echo chamber of their own opinions, they pay attention to information that fits their conclusions and ignore information that does not.—
James Surowiecki
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The Week Escape your echo chamber.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 24 Jan. 2026
Many researchers say chatbots’ eagerness to please can lead users into ideological echo chambers.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Instead, however, both sides fall into intellectually lazy positions, regurgitating tired talking points offered from their respective echo chambers.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2026
The Human Cost Nobody Wants To Quantify While the Davos echo chamber is full of panels, dinners and selfies, the WEF’s own data reveals what’s actually coming.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 24 Jan. 2026
Many researchers say chatbots’ eagerness to please can lead users into ideological echo chambers.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Instead, however, both sides fall into intellectually lazy positions, regurgitating tired talking points offered from their respective echo chambers.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2026
The Human Cost Nobody Wants To Quantify While the Davos echo chamber is full of panels, dinners and selfies, the WEF’s own data reveals what’s actually coming.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Echo chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echo%20chamber. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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