Korean slang profile
에코 체임버
eko cheimbeo
A phenomenon in which like-minded people accept only information that agrees with them, reinforcing existing beliefs.
A phenomenon in which like-minded people accept only information that agrees with them, reinforcing existing beliefs.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 에코체임버, 반향실 효과, 메아리 방 효과
- Earliest source found
- Jul 6, 2026
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
대화방이 에코 체임버가 되지 않게 다른 의견도 읽어보자.
Let’s read differing opinions too, so our chat room does not become an 에코 체임버.
02Documented history
- July 2026이투데이 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
이투데이 explained it in 2026 as an ‘echo room’ phenomenon in which similar information repeats while other perspectives are blocked. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. When it was first used and how it spread need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 사위지기자사(士爲知己者死)/에코 체임버 효과 (이투데이)Published Jul 6, 2026Original source checked Nov 13, 2026