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The Attention Trap: How Social Media Turned Into a Marketplace of Provocation: A Deep Investigation into Algorithms, Outrage, Virality, and the Battle
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ISBN13: 9798198974227
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 28 2026
Pages: 234
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 28 2026
Pages: 234
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Discover how smartphones, social media algorithms, dopamine-driven design, infinite scrolling, notifications, and digital addiction transformed human attention into a profitable commodity in The Attention Trap: How Social Media Turned Into a Marketplace of Provocation. This eye-opening book explores the psychology of social media addiction, the attention economy, outrage culture, online manipulation, algorithmic influence, doomscrolling, mental health effects, viral misinformation, and the hidden systems shaping modern behavior. Learn how platforms engineer engagement, monetize emotions, exploit human psychology, and reshape society in the age of smartphones, algorithms, and endless digital stimulation.
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