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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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The Dangers of Fake Cancer Cures

"Your social media bubble is not just the people you follow and the types of videos that you, you know, stay on for a longer amount of time," he says. "It's also the ads that get served to you ... sometimes those ads aren't just companies but somebody promoting something." The algorithm knows no morality anymore than any other kind of technology, Ben argues.

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