Technology journalist Kyle Chayka analyzes how the internet and social media are changing culture in the 21st century.

In its earliest forms, the internet was all about discovering new ideas and facilitating exchanges that wouldn't be possible offline. The rise of social media 'feeds' in the early 2010s shifted this dynamic.

Instead of expanding our views, the internet has become a space that only offers us content we already know and enjoy.

Kyle Chayka is a staff writer for The New Yorker, whose work focuses on technology and digital culture.

In his 2024 book, Filterworld, Chayka explores how the algorithms that curate our social media feeds and apps are flattening and homogenizing culture, both online and offline.