'Like' button
Is the pursuit of 'likes' on social media the reason weβre glued to our mobile phones?
Facebookβs 'like' button is ubiquitous across the web. Itβs how user data is collected, meaning adverts and newsfeeds can be targeted more effectively. Some say thereβs nothing to worry about, but others point to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, suggesting how Facebook might shape our opinions. But is there something else we should be worried about? Approval from our friends and family can be addictive β so is the pursuit of βlikesβ on social media the reason weβre glued to our mobile phones? Tim Harford asks how should we manage our compulsions in this brave new online world.
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Sources
Adam Alter, Irresistible, Penguin Books, New York 2017
Broadcasts
- Sat 15 Jun 2019 04:50GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except East and Southern Africa & South Asia
- Sat 15 Jun 2019 13:50GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service News Internet
- Sun 16 Jun 2019 14:50GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, East Asia & South Asia
- Sun 16 Jun 2019 21:50GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Sun 16 Jun 2019 22:50GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Mon 17 Jun 2019 03:50GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service South Asia
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