Other scholars have argued that while bloggers are more likely to link to and engage with like-minded bloggers, engagement does exist across ideological lines. The idea that the internet increases political isolation is similarly refuted (Hargittai, Gallo, and Kane, “Cross-Ideological Discussions Among Conservative and Liberal Bloggers”). More persuasive is Eli Pariser's argument that algorithms for search and automatic content creation allow people to simply avoid opinions that disagree with their own (Pariser, Filter Bubble).

Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, loc. 832