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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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4.6 stars from 164 ratings
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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 ·
Qatar ·
05/10/24
“I can’t listen to this podcast because they’ve not figured out how dumb it is to still include the inane whistle.”
jmdawson la via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/26/24
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“Very useful and educational, and a little bit scary. Should be thought in schools across the globe. Would highly recommend to anyone who cares about there future”
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Ireland ·
04/17/24
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