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Gabbie Hanna

The psychological dark side of sharing your daily life on YouTube

24 April 2019

To be a successful YouTuber, you need to let viewers into your life. But this creates fake intimacies that can lead to tragic consequences for stars and fans alike
surveillance cameras

How surveillance capitalism is changing human nature forever

20 March 2019

Firms that turn behaviour into saleable data are reshaping society – and us, says Shoshana Zuboff as she discusses her book, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

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