Smartphones: The Dark Side
Hilary Andersson tracks down tech insiders who reveal how social-media companies have deliberately developed habit-forming technology to get people hooked.
People are all increasingly glued to their smart phones and consumed by social media, but why? Panorama reporter Hilary Andersson tracks down tech insiders who reveal how social-media companies have deliberately developed habit-forming technology to get people hooked. A former Facebook manager tells the programme: 'Their goal is to addict you and then sell your time' and the creator of the 'like' button warns of the dangers of social-media addiction. Panorama investigates the science behind the lure of technology, and shows how behavioural science has been used to keep people endlessly checking their phones.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00The Velvet Underground
I'm Waiting For The Man
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00:03Gorillaz
Kids With Guns
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00:04Death in Vegas
Dirge
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00:05Mirwais
Disco Science
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00:06The Stooges
I Wanna Be Your Dog
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00:07Kavinsky
Nightcall
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00:09Philip Glass
Mad Rush (成人快手 Philharmonic 2015-16 Season)
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00:10Philip Glass
Opening From Mishima
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00:11Link Wray
Rumble
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00:19Animotion
Obsession
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00:20Radiohead
Paranoid Android
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00:25Tangerine Dream
Love on a Real Train
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Hilary Andersson |
| Producer | Matthew Hill |
| Director | Matthew Hill |
| Executive Producer | Diana Martin |
| Editor | Rachel Jupp |
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