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Shatadi Phoshoko

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Shatadi Phoshoko

The social media economy uses tactics such as rage bait to drive up algorithms, and in this way monetises outrage.
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The hidden economy of rage bait on social media has a human cost

With social media platforms becoming commercial spaces, social and political influencers, fake news pages or attention seeking pages use rage bait

  • Shatadi Phoshoko
5 min read