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The algorithm is actually trying to find a few rabbit holes that are very powerful
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The Social Dilemma

The algorithm is actually trying to finda few rabbit holes that are very powerful, trying...

The algorithm is actually trying to find
a few rabbit holes that are very powerful, trying to find which rabbit hole
is the closest to your interest

Full Transcript

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The algorithm is actually trying to find a few rabbit holes that are very powerful,
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trying to find which rabbit hole is the closest to your interest.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:47
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, drama
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.
And then if you start watching one of those videos, - The Social Dilemma 00:07
And then if you start watching one of those videos,
So much so that Kyrie Irving, the famous basketball player, - The Social Dilemma 00:09
So much so that Kyrie Irving, the famous basketball player,
You know, like, you click the YouTube click - The Social Dilemma 00:06
You know, like, you click the YouTube click
When he later came on to NPR to say, - The Social Dilemma 00:17
When he later came on to NPR to say,
It's easy to think that it's just a few stupid people who get convinced, - The Social Dilemma 00:10
It's easy to think that it's just a few stupid peo...
So, today, they are convincing the people that the Earth is flat, - The Social Dilemma 00:08
So, today, they are convincing the people that the Earth is ...
[reporter] On November 7th, the hashtag "Pizzagate" was born. - The Social Dilemma 00:06
[reporter] On November 7th, the hashtag "Pizzagate"...
Uh... [laughs] - The Social Dilemma 00:12
Uh... [laughs]
As the groups got bigger on Facebook, - The Social Dilemma 00:10
As the groups got bigger on Facebook,
So, if a user was, for example, anti-vaccine or believed in chemtrails - The Social Dilemma 00:16
So, if a user was, for example, anti-vaccine or believed in ...
Eventually, this culminated in a man showing up with a gun, - The Social Dilemma 00:11
Eventually, this culminated in a man showing up with a gun,
This is an example of a conspiracy theory - The Social Dilemma 00:09
This is an example of a conspiracy theory
The social network's own recommendation engine - The Social Dilemma 00:08
The social network's own recommendation engine
[Tristan] There's a study, an MIT study, - The Social Dilemma 00:08
[Tristan] There's a study, an MIT study,
What is that world gonna look like - The Social Dilemma 00:06
What is that world gonna look like
They... they tilt the floor of... of human behavior. - The Social Dilemma 00:05
They... they tilt the floor of... of human behavior.
And you're always free to walk up the hill, - The Social Dilemma 00:12
And you're always free to walk up the hill,
We've created a system that biases towards false information. - The Social Dilemma 00:07
We've created a system that biases towards false inform...
Not because we want to, - The Social Dilemma 00:10
Not because we want to,
You make money the more you allow unregulated messages - The Social Dilemma 00:07
You make money the more you allow unregulated messages