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This phenomenon that we discovered a few years ago, “SEME
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The Creepy Line

This phenomenon that we discovered search engine manipulation effect,is a list effect

This phenomenon that we discovered
a few years ago, “SEME": search engine manipulation effect,
is a list effect

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This phenomenon that we discovered a few years ago, “SEME":
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search engine manipulation effect, is a list effect.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:33
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.
List effect is an effect that a list has on some aspects - The Creepy Line 00:08
List effect is an effect that a list has on some aspects
What's higher in a list is easier to remember, for example. - The Creepy Line 00:05
What's higher in a list is easier to remember, for exam...
SEME is an example of a list effect but with a difference, because - The Creepy Line 00:20
SEME is an example of a list effect but with a difference, b...
It's gotten to a point that fewer than 5% of people click beyond page one, - The Creepy Line 00:13
It's gotten to a point that fewer than 5% of people cli...
Most of the searches that we conduct are just simple routine searches. - The Creepy Line 00:07
Most of the searches that we conduct are just simple routine...
And on those simple searches over and over again, - The Creepy Line 00:08
And on those simple searches over and over again,
So, we are learning over and over and over again, and then the day comes - The Creepy Line 00:15
So, we are learning over and over and over again, and then t...
And we do our little search and there are our results, - The Creepy Line 00:11
And we do our little search and there are our results,
That is why it's so easy to use search results to shift people's opinions. - The Creepy Line 00:07
That is why it's so easy to use search results to shift...
This kind of phenomenon, this is really scary compared to something like fake news - The Creepy Line 00:10
This kind of phenomenon, this is really scary compared to so...
They can't see it. It's not competitive because, well, for one thing, - The Creepy Line 00:09
They can't see it. It's not competitive because, w...
Google controls 90% of search in most of the world. - The Creepy Line 00:08
Google controls 90% of search in most of the world.
Google is only going to show you one list, in one order, - The Creepy Line 00:11
Google is only going to show you one list, in one order,
The second thing they do is what you might call the autofill in. - The Creepy Line 00:05
The second thing they do is what you might call the autofill...
If you are searching for a political candidate, Congressman John Smith, - The Creepy Line 00:14
If you are searching for a political candidate, Congressman ...
If you have four positive search suggestions for a candidate, - The Creepy Line 00:08
If you have four positive search suggestions for a candidate...
People whose opinions can be shifted shift because people are likely to - The Creepy Line 00:14
People whose opinions can be shifted shift because people ar...
That is going to connect them to web pages that favor that candidate, - The Creepy Line 00:16
That is going to connect them to web pages that favor that c...
One negative, and in some demographic groups draw 10 to 15 times as many - The Creepy Line 00:10
One negative, and in some demographic groups draw 10 to 15 t...
Turns out that Google is manipulating your opinions from the very first character - The Creepy Line 00:11
Turns out that Google is manipulating your opinions from the...