Channel 4 News: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Jaron Lanier interview on how social media ruins your life", offered as a concise summary of the economics and manipulation behind social media addiction in Facebook-related threads.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2018–2019interviewOffered as a concise summary of the economics and manipulation behind social media addiction in Facebook-related threads.
Questions
Which Channel 4 News video does Hacker News recommend most?
Jaron Lanier interview on how social media ruins your life: recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users between 2018 and 2019.
Is this every Channel 4 News video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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