Binky is a spoof social media app suggesting the real reason we use our phones has less to do with keeping in touch, and more to do with compulsive behaviour

Binky is an app that lets you pursue all your social media habits, but without actually … well, doing anything, or interacting with anyone. What started as a satire on our compulsive phone behaviour turns out to be a strangely satisfying way to cure the urge to swipe the touchscreen, but without any of the consequences.



Leigh Alexander speaks to Binky’s creator Dan Kurtz, and to journalist Ian Bogost.



