Social media recommendation algorithms as a factor in the transformation of user beliefs

Abstract

The paper examines how the interaction between users’ socio-psychological dispositions and the algorithmic architecture of social media platforms drives the transformation of beliefs. It distinguishes the filter bubble and the echo chamber as conceptually distinct phenomena and argues that algorithmic influence operates across ontological, gnoseological, and epistemological dimensions, formatting not merely individual interpretations but the structural foundations of worldview. Developing cognitive skills and worldview integrity is proposed as an adequate critical response.