John Lanier is one of the pioneers of digital innovation in the world – so when he warns us about an aspect of it, we should sit up and listen. He draws on his insider experience to explain how social media works – by deploying constant surveillance and subconscious manipulation of its users. The evidence suggests that social media makes us sadder, angrier, less empathetic, more fearful, more isolated and more tribal. He offers ten simple arguments for liberating yourself from its addictive hold and provides a vision for an alternative that provides all the benefits of social media without the harm.
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