4min chapter

The Gray Area with Sean Illing cover image

How Big Tech benefits from the disinformation panic

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

Is the Internet Driving Behavior?

You write in a piece, and i'll just quote you here, that the digital advertising industry relies on our perception its ability to persuade as much as on any measurement of its ability to actually do so. I think if there's a point of tension between us, it may be on this question whether or not it works. Do you doubt that these platforms and the content their feeding people is driving behavior? Do you think we're just wrong about that, or mistaken in some fundamental way?I don't think it's nary, although i can see why you would think that, based on reading the piece. There was a really good response to this piece. It may have even just been

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode