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This was really the first large-scale mechanism for targeted advertising
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The Creepy Line

This was really the first large-scalemechanism for targeted advertising

This was really the first large-scale
mechanism for targeted advertising

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This was really the first large-scale mechanism for targeted advertising.
Duration
7 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:09:43
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.
For example, I want to sell umbrellas. - The Creepy Line 00:05
For example, I want to sell umbrellas.
Well, Google could tell you exactly, you know, who is looking for umbrellas - The Creepy Line 00:09
Well, Google could tell you exactly, you know, who is lookin...
So, they could hook up the umbrella makers with people searching for umbrellas. - The Creepy Line 00:06
So, they could hook up the umbrella makers with people searc...
That is where Google gets more than 90% of its revenue. - The Creepy Line 00:06
That is where Google gets more than 90% of its revenue.
If you look at how they structured the company, it was structured so that - The Creepy Line 00:12
If you look at how they structured the company, it was struc...
Anybody else who bought into the company - The Creepy Line 00:07
Anybody else who bought into the company
So, there was this idealism that they said motivated them, - The Creepy Line 00:33
So, there was this idealism that they said motivated them,
They never even gave us a sense of what it meant, - The Creepy Line 00:14
They never even gave us a sense of what it meant,
Even their home page indicates to you that you're not being manipulated - The Creepy Line 00:22
Even their home page indicates to you that you're not b...
And so, everybody in that initial phase of excitement, of course, - The Creepy Line 00:13
And so, everybody in that initial phase of excitement, of co...
It was always kind of a generous thing, “We're gonna give you these great tools, - The Creepy Line 00:19
It was always kind of a generous thing, “We're gonna gi...
We know how to improve and optimize the world.” - The Creepy Line 00:20
We know how to improve and optimize the world.”
Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, and the rise of Facebook, and this notion - The Creepy Line 00:25
Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, and the rise of Facebook, an...
So, they very rapidly started to branch out into other areas. - The Creepy Line 00:06
So, they very rapidly started to branch out into other areas...
They were getting a lot of information from people using the search engine, - The Creepy Line 00:13
They were getting a lot of information from people using the...
So, they developed a browser, which is now the most widely - The Creepy Line 00:08
So, they developed a browser, which is now the most widely
By getting people to use Chrome, they were able now to collect information - The Creepy Line 00:17
By getting people to use Chrome, they were able now to colle...
Without using their browser, you want to know what people are doing, - The Creepy Line 00:08
Without using their browser, you want to know what people ar...
So, Google developed an operating system, which is called Android, - The Creepy Line 00:16
So, Google developed an operating system, which is called An...
As soon as you connect to the Internet, Android uploads to Google a complete - The Creepy Line 00:11
As soon as you connect to the Internet, Android uploads to G...