In this paper I highlight two implications of the widespread use of search engines, which are often overlooked by commentators. In the first part of the paper I argue that search engines are conducive to unplanned exposures to diverse and even opposing views. In the second part I argue that search engines indirectly contribute to emergent political organization, since they allow large numbers of people to locate and access organizational hubs of collective action. I conclude by pointing to the democratic significance of these properties.
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Lev-On, A. (2008). The Democratizing Effects of Search Engine Use: On Chance Exposures and Organizational Hubs (pp. 135–149). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75829-7_9
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