Jaron Lanier interview on how social media ruins your life

Jaron Lanier, the Silicone Valley ‘computer philosopher’, thinks social media is ruining your life.

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In this interview Jaron Lanier talks about Facebook, YouTube, Google and how the tech and social media giants are using algorithms to record data about their users – and how internet algorithms shape how we see the world and what we’re shown online.