Hey chat, is this real?: Why politicians are using Grindr, OnlyFans, and Fortnite to campaign this election

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Water hungry datacentres being put in the middle of the desert, Google ads being called out for having a monopoly, politicians on Grindr and robots in the Beijing marathon. This week on Download This Show.

New research has found that big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas, and Google ads have officially been found to have a monopoly; what next, what does that even mean, and can we do anything about it? Also, on the federal election campaign trail, why are politicians turning to , , and to reach voters? Plus, it's humans v robots at the Beijing half marathon. Who will win, and why are there robots there in the first place?.