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The Social Dilemma

The media has this exact same problem, where their business model, by and large, is that...

The media has this exact same problem, where their business model, by and large, is that they're selling our attention
to advertisers

Full Transcript

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The media has this exact same problem,
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where their business model, by and large,
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is that they're selling our attention to advertisers.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:28
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 the Internet is just a new, even more efficient way to do that. - The Social Dilemma 00:04
And the Internet is just a new, even more efficient way to d...
[Guillaume] At YouTube, I was working on YouTube recommendations. - The Social Dilemma 00:05
[Guillaume] At YouTube, I was working on YouTube recommendat...
It worries me that an algorithm that I worked on - The Social Dilemma 00:07
It worries me that an algorithm that I worked on
But from the point of view of watch time, - The Social Dilemma 00:08
But from the point of view of watch time,
The only reason these teachers are teaching this stuff - The Social Dilemma 00:07
The only reason these teachers are teaching this stuff
[vlogger] Do research. Anything that sways from the Extreme Center-- - The Social Dilemma 00:06
[vlogger] Do research. Anything that sways from the Extreme ...
You're always talking about how messed up everything is. So are they. - The Social Dilemma 00:04
You're always talking about how messed up everything is...
[vlogger] Neither is true. It's all about what makes sense. - The Social Dilemma 00:07
[vlogger] Neither is true. It's all about what makes se...
I share this stuff because I care. - The Social Dilemma 00:13
I share this stuff because I care.
The algorithm is actually trying to find a few rabbit holes that are very powerful, - The Social Dilemma 00:10
The algorithm is actually trying to find a few rabbit holes ...
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 ...