From streaks to loot boxes, apps for kids are full of ‘persuasive design’ intended to keep users watching, playing and paying – whether it’s good for them or not.
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The rest of the internet can learn a lot from online ‘informal networks’.
In places like India, Vietnam and China, churning out weird AI videos is the latest side hustle for students and stay-at-home mothers.
Almost all online ads are now automated. And they’re becoming more and more annoying.
The early internet was like the coolest club around. Then, big tech companies swept in. But the alternative to a corporate online world has always existed.
In the early days the internet was a free, egalitarian space for anyone to surf. Now, commercial interests rule – but users do still have some control.
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