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The Social Dilemma

Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.

Director

Jeff Orlowski-Yang

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Genre

documentary, drama

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Awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. 7 wins & 21 nominations total

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Self - Google, Former Design Ethicist

Self - Twitter, Former Executive

Self - Instagram, Early Team

Bailey Richardson

Self - Google, Former Experience Design Consultant

Self - Facebook, Former Operations Manager

Sandy Parakilas

Self - YouTube, Former Engineer

Guillaume Chaslot

Self - Apple, Former Director of Corporate PR

Self - Firefox & Mozilla Labs, Former Employee

Self - Twitter, Former Senior VP of Engineering

Self - Facebook, Former Executive

Self - Facebook, Former Engineer

Justin Rosenstein

Self - NVIDIA, Former Product Manager

Self - Founding Father of Virtual Reality

Self - Facebook, Early Investor

Self - Harvard Business School, Professor Emeritus

Shoshana Zuboff

Self - Stanford University, School of Medicine, Medical Director of Addiction Medicine

Self - Anna's Son

Self - Anna's Daughter

Self - NYU Stern School of Business, Social Psychologist

Self - Data Scientist

Self - NYU School of Law, Adjunct Professor

Rashida Richardson

Self - Stanford Internet Observatory, Research Manager

Self - Human Rights Watch, Former Senior Internet Researcher

Cynthia M. Wong

Police Officer

Police Officer

Vlogger 3

Self - Protester

Skyler Gisondo Body Double

Angry Protester

Police Officer

Kristina Fountaine

Rebecca

Catalina Garayoa

Mom

Barbara Gehring

Ben

Step-Dad

Isla

Angry Protester

Cassandra

Teacher

Sheevani Ignasinski

Advertising A.I.

Vincent Kartheiser

Student

Megan Elisabeth Kelly

Angry Protester

Teacher

Vincent Kartheiser Body Double

Richard Lucchese

Angry Protester

Jenice Marshall

Vincent Kartheiser Body Double

Background

Angry Protester

Police Officer

Vlogger 1

Anonymous Coder

High School Student

Luiz

Sergio Villarreal

Angry Protester

Vlogger 2

Ben's Ex-Girlfriend

Angry Protester

Angry Protestor

Mary Beth Eversole

Angry Protester

Gary John Miller

Angry Protester

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Tristan Harris - Google, Former Design Ethicist Self - Facebook, Former Operations Manager Self - Founding Father Of Virtual Reality

[interviewer] Why don't you go ahead?
Sit down and see if you can get comfy. - The Social Dilemma

[interviewer] Why don't you go ahead? Sit down and see ...

-You good? All right.
-Yeah. [exhales] - The Social Dilemma

-You good? All right. -Yeah. [exhales]

[crew member coughs] - The Social Dilemma

[crew member coughs]

[man 1] I worked at, uh, Google,
uh, YouTube. - The Social Dilemma

[man 1] I worked at, uh, Google, uh, YouTube.

-[interviewer] Are we rolling? Everybody?
-[crew members reply] - The Social Dilemma

-[interviewer] Are we rolling? Everybody? -[crew members rep...

My last job there - The Social Dilemma

My last job there

-[man 3] I was the president of Pinterest.
-[sips] - The Social Dilemma

-[man 3] I was the president of Pinterest. -[sips]

While at Twitter, I spent a number
of years running their developer platform, - The Social Dilemma

While at Twitter, I spent a number of years running their de...

I was the coinventor of Google Drive,
Gmail Chat, - The Social Dilemma

I was the coinventor of Google Drive, Gmail Chat,

Yeah. This is... This is why I spent,
like, eight months - The Social Dilemma

Yeah. This is... This is why I spent, like, eight months

[man 2] When I was there, - The Social Dilemma

[man 2] When I was there,

I left Google in June 2017, uh,
due to ethical concerns. - The Social Dilemma

I left Google in June 2017, uh, due to ethical concerns.

And... And not just at Google
but within the industry at large. - The Social Dilemma

And... And not just at Google but within the industry at lar...

It's easy today to lose sight of the fact - The Social Dilemma

It's easy today to lose sight of the fact

They've reunited lost family members.
They've found organ donors. - The Social Dilemma

They've reunited lost family members. They've foun...

I mean, there were meaningful,
systemic changes happening - The Social Dilemma

I mean, there were meaningful, systemic changes happening

I think we were naive
about the flip side of that coin. - The Social Dilemma

I think we were naive about the flip side of that coin.

Yeah, these things, you release them,
and they take on a life of their own. - The Social Dilemma

Yeah, these things, you release them, and they take on a lif...

And how they're used is pretty different
than how you expected. - The Social Dilemma

And how they're used is pretty different than how you e...

Nobody, I deeply believe,
ever intended any of these consequences. - The Social Dilemma

Nobody, I deeply believe, ever intended any of these consequ...

[clicks tongue, chuckles] - The Social Dilemma

[clicks tongue, chuckles]

And a new study sheds light on the link - The Social Dilemma

And a new study sheds light on the link

[on TV]
Here to talk about the latest research... - The Social Dilemma

[on TV] Here to talk about the latest research...

Fake news is becoming more advanced - The Social Dilemma

Fake news is becoming more advanced

We weren't expecting any of this
when we created Twitter over 12 years ago. - The Social Dilemma

We weren't expecting any of this when we created Twitte...

White House officials say
they have no reason to believe - The Social Dilemma

White House officials say they have no reason to believe

YouTube is being forced
to concentrate on cleansing the site. - The Social Dilemma

YouTube is being forced to concentrate on cleansing the site...

[reporter 3] TikTok,
if you talk to any tween out there... - The Social Dilemma

[reporter 3] TikTok, if you talk to any tween out there...

[reporter 4] There's a question
about whether social media - The Social Dilemma

[reporter 4] There's a question about whether social me...

[reporter 5] These cosmetic procedures
are becoming so popular with teens, - The Social Dilemma

[reporter 5] These cosmetic procedures are becoming so popul...

Hey, I'm connected without a cell phone,
okay? I'm on the Internet right now. - The Social Dilemma

Hey, I'm connected without a cell phone, okay? I'm...

Also, that isn't even actual connection.
It's just a load of sh-- - The Social Dilemma

Also, that isn't even actual connection. It's just...

[reporter 6]
ISIS inspired followers online, - The Social Dilemma

[reporter 6] ISIS inspired followers online,

[reporter 7] It's not just fake news;
it's fake news with consequences. - The Social Dilemma

[reporter 7] It's not just fake news; it's fake ne...

We have gone from the information age
into the disinformation age. - The Social Dilemma

We have gone from the information age into the disinformatio...

[man 4] What I said was,
"I think the tools - The Social Dilemma

[man 4] What I said was, "I think the tools

-[music fades]
-[indistinct chatter] - The Social Dilemma

-[music fades] -[indistinct chatter]

[stage manager] Aza does
welcoming remarks. We play the video. - The Social Dilemma

[stage manager] Aza does welcoming remarks. We play the vide...

And then, "Ladies and gentlemen,
Tristan Harris." - The Social Dilemma

And then, "Ladies and gentlemen, Tristan Harris."

So, I come up, and... - The Social Dilemma

So, I come up, and...

Basically say, "Thank you all for coming."
Um... - The Social Dilemma

Basically say, "Thank you all for coming." Um...

So, today, I wanna talk about a new agenda
for technology. - The Social Dilemma

So, today, I wanna talk about a new agenda for technology.

And why we wanna do that
is because if you ask people, - The Social Dilemma

And why we wanna do that is because if you ask people,

And there's fake news.
And there's polarization - The Social Dilemma

And there's fake news. And there's polarization

But is there something
that is beneath all these problems - The Social Dilemma

But is there something that is beneath all these problems

[stage manager speaking indistinctly] - The Social Dilemma

[stage manager speaking indistinctly]

Um... [sighs] - The Social Dilemma

Like, there's a problem happening
in the tech industry, - The Social Dilemma

Like, there's a problem happening in the tech industry,

[eerie instrumental music playing] - The Social Dilemma

[eerie instrumental music playing]

I wish more people could understand
how this works - The Social Dilemma

I wish more people could understand how this works

[backpack zips] - The Social Dilemma

[backpack zips]

[presenter] Tristan Harris
is a former design ethicist for Google - The Social Dilemma

[presenter] Tristan Harris is a former design ethicist for G...

[reporter] He's asking tech - The Social Dilemma

[reporter] He's asking tech

[Anderson Cooper] It's rare
for a tech insider to be so blunt, - The Social Dilemma

[Anderson Cooper] It's rare for a tech insider to be so...

You know, what the inbox should look like
and what color it should be, and... - The Social Dilemma

You know, what the inbox should look like and what color it ...

And I, you know, felt personally addicted
to e-mail, - The Social Dilemma

And I, you know, felt personally addicted to e-mail,

I haven't heard anybody talk about this." - The Social Dilemma

I haven't heard anybody talk about this."

-[ominous instrumental music playing]
-[message alerts chiming] - The Social Dilemma

-[ominous instrumental music playing] -[message alerts chimi...

[energetic piano music playing] - The Social Dilemma

[energetic piano music playing]

Every day, I went home and I worked on it
for a couple hours every single night. - The Social Dilemma

Every day, I went home and I worked on it for a couple hours...

[typing] - The Social Dilemma

Two billion people will have thoughts
that they didn't intend to have - The Social Dilemma

Two billion people will have thoughts that they didn't ...

And I sent this presentation - The Social Dilemma

And I sent this presentation

When I went to work the next day, - The Social Dilemma

When I went to work the next day,

Later that day, there was, like,
400 simultaneous viewers, - The Social Dilemma

Later that day, there was, like, 400 simultaneous viewers,

I got e-mails from all around the company.
I mean, people in every department saying, - The Social Dilemma

I got e-mails from all around the company. I mean, people in...

Later, I found out Larry Page
had been notified about this presentation - The Social Dilemma

Later, I found out Larry Page had been notified about this p...

[message alerts chiming] - The Social Dilemma

[message alerts chiming]

Including all of us at Facebook, - The Social Dilemma

Including all of us at Facebook,

We had such envy for that,
and it seemed so elegant to us... - The Social Dilemma

We had such envy for that, and it seemed so elegant to us...

Facebook had been around
for about two years, - The Social Dilemma

Facebook had been around for about two years,

I was the director of monetization.
The point was, like, - The Social Dilemma

I was the director of monetization. The point was, like,

And I think this advertising model
is probably the most elegant way. - The Social Dilemma

And I think this advertising model is probably the most eleg...

If you are scrolling through
your social media feed - The Social Dilemma

If you are scrolling through your social media feed

Please welcome author - The Social Dilemma

Please welcome author

[cohosts speaking indistinctly] - The Social Dilemma

[cohosts speaking indistinctly]

Uh, they have relatively few employees. - The Social Dilemma

Uh, they have relatively few employees.

They just have this giant computer
that rakes in money, right? Uh... - The Social Dilemma

They just have this giant computer that rakes in money, righ...

[Roger] So, I've been an investor
in technology for 35 years. - The Social Dilemma

[Roger] So, I've been an investor in technology for 35 ...

The first 50 years of Silicon Valley,
the industry made products-- - The Social Dilemma

The first 50 years of Silicon Valley, the industry made prod...

For the last ten years,
the biggest companies in Silicon Valley - The Social Dilemma

For the last ten years, the biggest companies in Silicon Val...

It's a little even trite to say now, - The Social Dilemma

It's a little even trite to say now,

The classic saying is: - The Social Dilemma

The classic saying is:

If you're not paying for the product then you are the product - The Social Dilemma

If you're not paying for the product then you are the...

So, you know, Facebook, Snapchat,
Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, - The Social Dilemma

So, you know, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, YouTub...

Let's figure out how to get
as much of this person's attention - The Social Dilemma

Let's figure out how to get as much of this person'...

[Justin] When you think about
how some of these companies work, - The Social Dilemma

[Justin] When you think about how some of these companies wo...

There are all these services
on the Internet that we think of as free, - The Social Dilemma

There are all these services on the Internet that we think o...

They pay in exchange for showing their ads
to us. - The Social Dilemma

They pay in exchange for showing their ads to us.

We're the product. Our attention
is the product being sold to advertisers. - The Social Dilemma

We're the product. Our attention is the product being s...

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Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.

User Rating: 5.0 (1 rating)

Director: Jeff Orlowski-Yang

Writer: Vickie Curtis, Davis Coombe, Jeff Orlowski-Yang

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, drama

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 78/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 09 Sep 2020

Awards: Won 2 Primetime Emmys. 7 wins & 21 nominations total

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