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Breaking off the engagement: what the ad-peddling model that dominates the internet is doing to us

By Filings on Sat, 07/03/21
Christian Living
Social Media
American Culture
Discernment
Technology

“When platforms make their livings by harvesting and selling our attention, they achieve that by shoving unsolicited junk into our minds, while we obediently scroll down and down and down.” - Chris Best

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