Captology or Computers as Persuasive Technology- Part 2

Tech for Evil (Tech4Evil.com)

Apr 13 2022 | 00:33:14

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Show Notes

In our second installment of the Captology mini-series Manal and Reinhardt drill down into several of the specific tactics and techniques that technologists use to hold us captive. We look at how the Like and Share buttons were not just quaint additions to the social media landscape but rather, very deliberate and slick missiles that targeted our human desire...

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