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REDI TLHABI | Carole Cadwalladr on How Tech Giants Hijacked Truth and Power

19 Jun 2025

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Investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr joins Redi Tlhabi to expose how powerful tech platforms manipulate our data, fuel disinformation, and endanger democracy. From Cambridge Analytica to AI and surveillance capitalism, this urgent conversation asks: Are we sleepwalking into a future where truth itself is algorithmically controlled? And what can we still do to fight back? 00:36 AI for Humanity and Its Dark Side 01:38 Disinformation and Social Media 02:13 Guest Introduction: Carole Cadwalladr03:40 Digital Surveillance Explained 04:49 Surveillance Capitalism 06:03 The Danger of Data Harvesting 14:50 The Cambridge Analytica Scandal 15:22 The Role of Technology in Politics 17:25 Challenges of Modern Journalism 23:09 The Global Impact of Disinformation 24:13 Protecting Personal Information Produced by Bernard Kotze & Emilie Gambade Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/insider/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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