The Gatekeepers
BBC Radio 4Jamie 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 ... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 10 | Founded | 3 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Society & CultureTechnology | |||
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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
Apple Podcasts5horsesforlifw
Ireland9 days ago - Stop the overdramatising
This is a fundamentally interesting story and well researched. But can we have less of the background noise/music. It’s so unnecessary and annoying. Also I think there is a tendency to overdramatise everything. the story is good enough: it doesn’t need hyping.
Apple Podcasts3OJS63
United Kingdom17 days ago - Extraordinary
This podcast is absolutely spot on,well documented and researched. A must listen for everyone.
Apple Podcasts5happycolors1
United States23 days ago - Eye-opening listening
Another brilliant podcast by Jamie Bartlett. It was an eye-opening listen into an industry that impacts billions of people. I would definitely recommend this!
Apple Podcasts5Diva_187United Kingdom23 days ago - More please.
What a fabulous podcast. Thank you for highlighting the importance of checking algorithms our kids are seeing. I will be very vigilant when my children enter the phase of having phones etc. more
Apple Podcasts5Jaime_C
Australiaa month ago
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