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Radio 4,06 Sep 2019,14 mins
Did your holiday photos spread global chaos?
The Political Butterfly EffectAvailable for over a year
The arrival of Facebook鈥檚 News Feed in 2016 didn't seem like much at first. Billed by Mark Zuckerberg simply as a way to make sure 鈥測ou don鈥檛 miss the photo album of your friend鈥檚 trip to Nepal,鈥� the News Feed went on to change the world in all sorts of ways. Jim Waterson explores the libertarian philosophy underlying its introduction - and how Facebook鈥檚 quest for never-ending growth helped spread chaos throughout the world. Presenter: Jim Waterson Producer: Robbie MacInnes An SPG production for 麻豆社 Radio 4
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