80: The Internet Is Fake

The internet is fake but not in the way you think it is. As technology evolves, so does the landscape of the web as almost everyone gets their news from their favourite social media site. It's not humans telling you what to think though and this is what we will explore in today's episode. There is a silent information war aimed at you to get your attention and tell you what the narrative is. We will look at some of the ways people can be socially engineered and influenced by the internet and how we can all recognise and avoid this. Subscribe to our podcast so you never miss an episode Check out our website: https://www.thecuriouspodcast.co.uk/ Stay connected on Instagram at @thecuriouspodcast Tweet us your thoughts at @TheeCurious Source material: https://lunio.ai/blog/ad-fraud/how-many-of-the-internets-users-are-robots/ https://www.inquisitr.com/5099247/california-outlaws-bots-that-pretend-to-be-human-to-interact-with-consumers/ https://thenextweb.com/news/bots-drove-nearly-40-of-internet-traffic-last-year-and-the-naughty-ones-are-getting-smarter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hWYiDjYi88