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<p>Social media is creating a new kind of political divide. And when you unfriend someone over a political argument, you&#39;re making that divide even deeper. I&#39;ll explain.</p><p>This is your real-life social circle: family, friends, classmates, coworkers. Many of these people are likely from a similar background as you and have a similar worldview. But your social news feed takes that to a new level. Facebook&#39;s algorithm promotes the types of posts that you like and share, and it hides away posts that put you off or that you don&#39;t interact with.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/the-i-voted-sticker-may-increase-voter-participation/">The 'I Voted' Sticker Is Just One Big Psychological Hack</a></b></p><p>This means you&#39;re unwittingly surrounding yourself with more people and news sites that just confirm your pre-existing views. This is called an &quot;echo chamber.&quot; lt means you&#39;re only seeing ideas from people and media outlets who agree with you.&nbsp;</p><p>And I&#39;ll let you in on a secret of social videos and news: A lot of the new media industry is built off of the social share. And the easiest way to win that share from you is to confirm and vindicate your views.&nbsp;</p><p>That&#39;s led to a boom in the number of news sites that push out clearly biased and sensational headlines. They know you&#39;ll like it and that you&#39;re likely to share it.&nbsp;</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/twitter-might-be-trying-to-curb-online-harassment-again/">Looks Like Twitter Is Trying To Tackle Hate Speech ... Again</a></b></p><p>Don&#39;t subject yourself to hate speech. But when it comes to political disagreements, you can avoid the echo chamber by hearing people out and actually interacting with people who think differently.&nbsp;</p><p>Be careful about cutting people out of your social circle over politics. You&#39;re cutting yourself off from different views, and you&#39;re cutting others off from your views. And you&#39;re contributing to that increasing polarization in America.&nbsp;</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/paul-ryan-s-refusal-to-support-trump-could-cost-him-his-job/">Ryan&#039;s Refusal To Support Trump May Cost Him His Position As Speaker</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/eric-trump-disavows-former-kkk-leader-david-duke/">Eric Trump on David Duke: This Guy Does Deserve A Bullet</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/melania-trump-makes-first-campaign-appearance-since-july/">Trump Campaign Hopes To Win Over Suburban Women With Melania Trump</a></li></ul>