information bubble

American  

[in-fer-mey-shuhn buhb-uhl] / ˌɪn fərˈmeɪ ʃən ˌbʌb əl /

noun

1. media bubble.

2. Digital Technology. a pop-up image or window on a website with supplementary information.

   The gallery website has information bubbles with artist biographies and other interesting facts that appear when you hover the pointer over a painting.

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Etymology

Origin of information bubble

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Utterly alienated from mainstream culture and mainstream higher education and scholarship, which is often viewed with suspicion, these people live in an information bubble in which their version of reality is constantly repeated and reinforced.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2024

“The information bubble is very serious,” Zhao said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2022

But inside the information bubble of the Olympics, Beijing has staunchly defended its narrative.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2022

“It’s clear that the governor’s kept in this information bubble, so we wanted to make sure he knew,” Brown said.

From Washington Times • May 29, 2015

But this film isn’t concerned with those changes as much as with the fragmentation of the media, and the rise of the information bubble.

From Newsweek