The Internet is Crack Podcast
@theinternetiscrack
Authenticity online is carefully constructed. We explore how people perform “being real” while navigating platforms built for profit. With Alice E. Marwick, we dig into how algorithms shape communication, reward bad actors, and make honest discourse harder. Listen: youtu.be/6n1fQqdu5Gw #podcast
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