{"id":138721,"date":"2021-06-17T16:25:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T14:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=138721"},"modified":"2021-06-17T16:25:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T14:25:22","slug":"the-creepy-line-full-documentary-on-social-medias-manipulation-of-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=138721","title":{"rendered":"The Creepy Line &#8211; Full Documentary on Social Media&#8217;s manipulation of society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0v6KBGr5IzY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle \u2013 hence powerful \u2013 manner in which they do it. 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