The dark side of technology: An experimental investigation of the influence of customizability technology on online political selective exposure

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Highlights：

• Various forms of customizability increase political news selective exposure.

• System-driven customizability produced the strongest effect.

• The effect was particularly strong for reducing exposure to counter-attitudinal information.

• The effect was particularly strong for ideologically moderate individuals.

摘要

•Various forms of customizability increase political news selective exposure.•System-driven customizability produced the strongest effect.•The effect was particularly strong for reducing exposure to counter-attitudinal information.•The effect was particularly strong for ideologically moderate individuals.

论文关键词：Customization,Personalization,Selective exposure,Deliberative democracy,Polarization,Media effects

论文评审过程：Received 14 April 2016, Revised 10 March 2017, Accepted 13 March 2017, Available online 25 March 2017, Version of Record 25 March 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.03.031