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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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