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 Cadwalladr
03:40 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 

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