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So, this told us that not only could we shift opinions and voting preferences
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The Creepy Line

So, this told us that not only couldwe shift opinions and voting preferences just by...

So, this told us that not only could
we shift opinions and voting preferences just by manipulating search results, but we could do it in such
a way that no one was aware of

Full Transcript

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So, this told us that not only could we shift opinions and voting preferences
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just by manipulating search results,
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but we could do it in such a way that no one was aware of.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:35
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Wandering Foot Productions

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Movie Summary

The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and how they do it.
Now, you've got incredible power to manipulate people. - The Creepy Line 00:07
Now, you've got incredible power to manipulate people.
That was our first set of experiments. The next thing we did was to replicate - The Creepy Line 00:10
That was our first set of experiments. The next thing we did...
So, we had more than 2,000 participants from all 50 states. - The Creepy Line 00:06
So, we had more than 2,000 participants from all 50 states.
We used masking, and in some demographic groups, - The Creepy Line 00:08
We used masking, and in some demographic groups,
And, in one demographic group, - The Creepy Line 00:06
And, in one demographic group,
Now, we also had so many people in this particular study that we could - The Creepy Line 00:21
Now, we also had so many people in this particular study tha...
It seems to be that if you see the bias, since you believe in search results - The Creepy Line 00:22
It seems to be that if you see the bias, since you believe i...
In other words, this algorithm has chosen that candidate over the other. - The Creepy Line 00:06
In other words, this algorithm has chosen that candidate ove...
That the algorithm has to be right because, of course, it's objective. - The Creepy Line 00:06
That the algorithm has to be right because, of course, it�...
So, we went to India because in early 2014, there took place the largest - The Creepy Line 00:16
So, we went to India because in early 2014, there took place...
Now, we’re using real voters right smack in the middle of an extremely - The Creepy Line 00:12
Now, we’re using real voters right smack in the middle of an...
What do we get? Well, overall, we found - The Creepy Line 00:12
What do we get? Well, overall, we found
We actually have identified a manipulation - The Creepy Line 00:19
We actually have identified a manipulation
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump held dueling rallies Wednesday, - The Creepy Line 00:08
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump held dueling rallies Wednes...
Clinton rallied supporters in Colorado, while Trump was in Florida. - The Creepy Line 00:06
Clinton rallied supporters in Colorado, while Trump was in F...
Both candidates wasted no time going after the other. - The Creepy Line 00:05
Both candidates wasted no time going after the other.
We developed a new monitoring system, unprecedented, as far as I know, - The Creepy Line 00:22
We developed a new monitoring system, unprecedented, as far ...
The American people are the victims of this system. - The Creepy Line 00:05
The American people are the victims of this system.
We recorded all the webpages that their search results connected to. - The Creepy Line 00:06
We recorded all the webpages that their search results conne...
We knew where in those search results people were seeing those links, - The Creepy Line 00:17
We knew where in those search results people were seeing tho...