EchoBurst

[TyJK]

[ Project Contact ] @TyJK
[ GitHub Repo ] https://github.com/TyJK/EchoBurst
[ Track ] Online interaction: Our project works to facilitate constructive communication and conversation between people and groups who might otherwise stay locked within their opinion echo-chambers.
[ Community ] Mozilla Science - wrangler: @stephwright
[ Location ] Montreal, Quebec. UTC-05:00

Description

A browser extension that utilizes various natural language processing approaches such as Doc2Vec and topic modeling to identify and highlight opinions that the user disagrees with in order to stimulate exposure to dissenting views and ideally creating productive discourse.

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[TyJK]

The logo we are using right now for EchoBurst:

[TyJK]

This is ready for Mozilla Pulse.

[stephwright]

You've been Pulsed! https://www.mozillapulse.org/entry/280

[abbycabs]

Thanks for participating in #mozsprint 2017! We're gearing up for 2018 and closing all the issues from last year. Want to bring your project to #mozsprint 2018, May 10-11? Our Call for Projects is open!

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Updated link for the call for projects!: https://foundation.mozilla.org/opportunity/global-sprint/lead-a-project/