Smartphones: The Dark Side
Panorama · Season 2018 · Episode 21
As people become increasingly glued to their smart phones, reporter Hilary Andersson tracks down tech insiders who reveal how social-media companies have deliberately developed habit-forming technology to get people hooked, and investigates the science behind the lure of technology, showing how behavioural science has been used to keep people endlessly checking their phones.
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Season
2018
Episode
21
Air Date
04/Jul/2018
Air Time
19:00
Runtime
30 min
Overview
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As people become increasingly glued to their smart phones, reporter Hilary Andersson tracks down tech insiders who reveal how social-media companies have deliberately developed habit-forming technology to get people hooked, and investigates the science behind the lure of technology, showing how behavioural science has been used to keep people endlessly checking their phones.
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