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The Social Dilemma

When he later came on to NPR to say, "I'm sorry for believing this.I didn't want to...

When he later came on to NPR to say, "I'm sorry for believing this.
I didn't want to mislead people," a bunch of students in a classroom
were interviewed saying, "The round-Earthers got to him." [audience chuckles] The flat-Earth conspiracy theory
was recommended hundreds of millions of times
by the algorithm

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When he later came on to NPR to say,
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"I'm sorry for believing this. I didn't want to mislead people,"
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a bunch of students in a classroom were interviewed saying,
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"The round-Earthers got to him."
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[audience chuckles]
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The flat-Earth conspiracy theory was recommended
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hundreds of millions of times by the algorithm.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:22
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.
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
Because climate change? Yeah. - The Social Dilemma 00:15
Because climate change? Yeah.
Which is why this conversation is so critical right now. - The Social Dilemma 00:05
Which is why this conversation is so critical right now.
[reporter 1] It's not just COVID-19 that's spreading fast. - The Social Dilemma 00:23
[reporter 1] It's not just COVID-19 that's spreadi...
Nobody is sick. Nobody is sick. Nobody knows anybody who's sick. - The Social Dilemma 00:06
Nobody is sick. Nobody is sick. Nobody knows anybody who...