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Why do social media hijack people's minds?
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Editor's note: Tobi Owolabi, the NAIJ.com partner blogger, in this piece explains how social media have hijacked people's minds and what should be done to live beyond the illusion of technology. Tobi Owolabi, is a Lagos-based blogger, a political ...
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