Facebook Changed almost 700,000 Newsfeeds - The Results Were Disturbing
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as posted by the channelIn this powerful episode of Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum, Dr. Steven Hassan speaks with Harvard professor Rebecca Lemov about her new book The Instability of Truth—a groundbreaking exploration of brainwashing, hyper persuasion, and the fragile nature of reality in the digital age.
Together, Dr. Hassan and Professor Lemov expose the hidden history of CIA experiments, social media contagion, cult recruitment tactics, and the weaponization of AI companions. They discuss how undue influence reshapes our thoughts, emotions, and behavior—whether through authoritarian leaders, corporate tech giants like Facebook and Elon Musk’s X, or dangerous cult movements.
🔥 Topics covered in this episode:
- Facebook’s emotional contagion experiment on 693,000 users
- MK Ultra, CIA mind control, and hypnosis research
- The psychology of undue influence and authoritarian control
- Cult wars, expert witnesses, and court cases like Patty Hearst & NXIVM
- AI “love bombing,” hyper-persuasion, and emotional manipulation online
- How trauma, dissociation, and neuroscience help explain cult involvement
- The future of truth in an age of deepfakes, propaganda, and disinformation
📘 Learn moreThe Instability of TruthBrainwashing, Mind Control, and HyperPersuasion by Rebecca Lemov
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#CultConversations #StevenHassan #RebeccaLemov #MindControl #Brainwashing #MKUltra #UndueInfluence #SocialMediaManipulation #CultAwareness #Psychology #Neuroscience #AI
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