What is digital sobriety?

Do you really know?
3 août 2025 5 min
What is digital sobriety?
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About this episode

Digital sobriety is all about reducing the ecological footprint of our daily digital lifestyles. That’s right, using your cell phone, PC or connected refrigerator all contributes to pollution. And it’s on the rise. The transition to digital technology is often presented as being a positive evolution, especially with regards to reducing household energy consumption. But current practices are contributing to global warming. How does online browsing contribute to pollution? So, what should we do about it? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: ⁠⁠Is feeding birds in your garden a bad idea?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Why will we be using liquefied natural gas to heat our homes this winter?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Who is Giorgia Meloni, the new face of the Italian far right?⁠⁠ A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 25/2/2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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