“There is great potential for us to mobilise the power of data to help us make better decisions. However, the technology that has allowed us all to be so wonderfully connected has also allowed us each to live in our own world, separated from others. In our online lives, we risk connecting only with those with similar views to our own and not encountering those who think differently – something many commentators are now terming the social media “echo chamber”.

Source: In a post-truth world, statistics could provide an essential public service | John Pullinger | Opinion | The Guardian