Charlie Brooker: the dark side of our gadget addiction (Notes)
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This article discusses the addiction society has become to technology today. Social networking sites like Twitter has taken over most individuals lives as he mentions, "Like an addict, I check my Twitter timeline the moment I wake up.". These are the lives of most people. With technology like smartphones provides people with rolling/24 hour news, interactivity and the ability to create UGC. However, some of the side effects from the availability of these gadgets. Firstly, there's less privacy as social networking sites makes people post their lives on-line for anyone to see. Secondly, new technology has been an issue for larger news outlets. New and digital media has removed gatekeepers from news organisations as there's is less censorship due UGC making it possible for anyone to post anything they want.
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