Update 2026_05_tracking.md

Author: MaineC

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 title: "Explaining social media tracking"
-date: 2026-05-19T19:29:28+02:00
+date: 2026-05-19T14:29:28+02:00
 tags: [social media, surveillance, advertising]
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 The following are three + two presentations that dig deeper into the business model of advertising financed online services that people can use without paying money that in the past I have consistently shared with friends and aquaintances to explain what's broken about this business model from the perspective of "independent media is one of the corner stones of a free and open society".
 
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-  <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDmgI269V">Pavlov und die gestohlene Lebenszeit</a>
-  <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11dYx_rW_Ks">What makes some apps so habit forming</a>
-  <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSMr-3GGvQ">Impact of advertising on society</a>
-  <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbz66dUyLBs">Advertising and surveillance</a>
-  <li><a href="https://www.darkpattern.games/">Dark patterns in mobile games</a>
-</ul>
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDmgI269V](Pavlov und die gestohlene Lebenszeit)
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11dYx_rW_Ks](What makes some apps so habit forming)
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSMr-3GGvQ](Impact of advertising on society)
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbz66dUyLBs](Advertising and surveillance)
+* [https://www.darkpattern.games/](Dark patterns in mobile games)
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 Have fun sharing it with your friends and family. All videos are simple to understand - even for kids, as soon as they are old enough to use smartphones and online services that are free to use in terms of money paid - in a "If you don’t pay for it you are the product" kind of sense.