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BBC Radio 4
The Gatekeepers
Jamie Bartlett traces the story of how and why social media companies have become the new information gatekeepers, and what the decisions they make mean for all of us.
It's 20 years since Facebook launched and the social media we know today - but it all started with a crazy idea to realise a hippie dream of building a "global consciousness". The plan was to build a connected world, where everyone could access everyone and everything all the time; to overthrow the old gatekeepers and set information free.But social media didn't turn out that way. Instead of setting information...
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4.7 stars from 197 ratings
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“Can't recommend this enough. I had vague sort of ideas and notions about the dark side of social media, but this series really shines a light on it in a way that is both broad in scope and specific in the details. I just finished the 7th episode about the 'Rest of World' and wow,...”Read full review »
SomeguyinIndiana via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/24/24
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“What an important peace of journalism! Thank you for speaking up. So many people are worried about SOME and their influence on young peoples minds.”
alnoer87 via Apple Podcasts ·
Denmark ·
06/09/24
Enlightening
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“Turns out I didn’t know what was happening around me during those critical election years. Little was I aware of how influential the social platforms have been in shaping our society to what it is today. Very glad I listened to this podcast.”
Rachyap via Apple Podcasts ·
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05/10/24
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