Vocabulary
die
Filterblase
/ˈfɪltɐˌblaːzə/· noun· Pl. die Filterblasen
the filter bubble
When your feed only shows you opinions you already share — a key word in media literacy and political debate.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Filterblase
- Plural
- die Filterblasen
- Genitiv
- der Filterblase
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Filterblase
filter bubble (online)
In meiner Filterblase sind alle für das Tempolimit.
In my filter bubble everyone is for the speed limit.
Word family
Filterblaseder Filter / filternthe filter / to filterdie Blasethe bubble (colloquially also: one's circle)die Meinungsblasethe opinion bubble
Common combinations
- in einer Filterblase leben / steckento live / be stuck in a filter bubble
- die eigene Filterblase verlassento leave one's own filter bubble
- aus der Filterblase herauskommento get out of the bubble
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
die Echokammerdie Blase (colloquial)
Common learner mistakes
- Ich lebe in einem Filterblase.Ich lebe in einer Filterblase.die Blase → die Filterblase is feminine: in einer (dative).
Real examples
- Wer nur einer Plattform folgt, landet schnell in einer Filterblase.Anyone who follows only one platform quickly ends up in a filter bubble.
- Ich versuche bewusst, meine Filterblase zu verlassen.I consciously try to leave my filter bubble.
- Filterblasen verstärken extreme Meinungen.Filter bubbles amplify extreme opinions.
