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EPISODE · Mar 26, 2026 · 31 MIN

YouTube addiction, Medicare debts + walking the world

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Are YouTube, Instagram and Facebook harming us on purpose? A US court finding says: yes. So will there be any consequences from the massive jury verdict last night?And Medicare owes 1 million Aussies money. We get into why, and what to do if you're one of them. Plus, meet the woman walking the length of the world. Listen now: 01:06 - Taking on Meta and Google12:13 - Getting your Medicare money back17:17 - Walking the AmericasGuests: Cam Wilson, technology reporter, CrikeyLucy Barnard, world walkerGet the whole story from hack:Follow us on Instagram and TikTokSubscribe to the hack podcastListen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm

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