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The Like Button Ruined the Internet
why do you have a like button? it makes engagement more measurable and easier to serve ads. all of our interactions are shaped by this.
from Opinion | How the $500 Billion Attention Industry Really Works by Tim Hwang
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I have often heard it said of social media: ‘when you cannot see the product being advertised, it’s because you are the product.’
Our preferences and opinions become part of the programme, encouraging certain types of thoughts and behaviours in others. The ‘like’ button is integral to the function of social platforms and yet what purpose does it ser
... See morefrom The Algorithm of Evil | Cassandra Voices by Marcus De Brun
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