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  • S9E8
  • 45:12
  • December 4th 2020

On this week's show we’re talking about just how effective the labelling of former president – and future prison inmate – Donald Trump’s social media posts has become by Facebook and Twitter.

We discuss MacOS privacy and look at a study on the mental health benefits of gaming. If there’s a comments section to that study though, I wouldn’t recommend looking at it.


Regulars Bex and Greg are joined by special guest Maddie Stark from Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and Digital for Good co-organiser.


This show was recorded on 17th November 2020


This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

Study proves the anecdotal assumption that trump tweets to distract from topics harmful to him - Sky News


And labelling his posts only reduces shares by 8% in Facebook - Buzzfeed


Charity news of the week

The Catalyst service recipes


Tech news of the week

Apple and why bragging can be a dangerous advertising tactic. But also, how everyone should be handling these types of stories

Apple Responds to macOS Privacy Concerns, Explains Why Apps Were Slow to Launch - iPhone In Canada


Apple illegally tracks iPhone users to target them with ads, EU privacy activism group claims in lawsuit - MSN


Some organisation are much more shameful in their handling of data

How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps - Vice 


And finally…

 Gaming for good mental health

Video gaming can benefit mental health, find Oxford academics


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