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The YouTube Effect

In this eye-opening documentary, Alex Winter presents a thoughtful, troubling look at YouTube, a site with humble origins that has gone on to change how we experience the world.

Director

Alex Winter

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Genre

documentary, mystery, thriller

Box Office

N/A

Production

XRM Media,Olive Hill Media,TIME Studios,Valhalla Entertainment,Trouper,Zipper Bros Films

Awards

1 nomination

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★★★★★

1 review

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hamzausmane10

1 year ago

★★★★★

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[Jeff Bezos] There are gonna be
lots of successful companies - The YouTube Effect

[Jeff Bezos] There are gonna be lots of successful companies

[boys cheering] - The YouTube Effect

[boys cheering]

And I was like, "Dude,
we have, like maybe - The YouTube Effect

And I was like, "Dude, we have, like maybe

So during the course
of that period was when I met - The YouTube Effect

So during the course of that period was when I met

[Steve] Of the search results,
or of the set that the image
came from? - The YouTube Effect

[Steve] Of the search results, or of the set that the image ...

On of the guys that we met
early on was the co-founder
of another service. - The YouTube Effect

On of the guys that we met early on was the co-founder of an...

You look at a photo
and there were two options. - The YouTube Effect

You look at a photo and there were two options.

You voted "Hot" - The YouTube Effect

You voted "Hot"

We just thought,
"You know, what a great
opportunity it would be - The YouTube Effect

We just thought, "You know, what a great opportunity it...

[laughs]
So that's the true story behind - The YouTube Effect

[laughs] So that's the true story behind

[whimsical music] - The YouTube Effect

[whimsical music]

And I would say that much
of the work was
on the engineering side. - The YouTube Effect

And I would say that much of the work was on the engineering...

What became of YouTube
is not something - The YouTube Effect

What became of YouTube is not something

Because plenty of people
at the time had videos
that they wanted to share. - The YouTube Effect

Because plenty of people at the time had videos that they wa...

It was just sitting
on their hard drives, - The YouTube Effect

It was just sitting on their hard drives,

[keys clicking] - The YouTube Effect

[keys clicking]

[Steve] A large part of it
early on - The YouTube Effect

[Steve] A large part of it early on

Look, here's finally a service
where if you wanna get - The YouTube Effect

Look, here's finally a service where if you wanna get

I remember it showing up
as like a place
with goofy videos... - The YouTube Effect

I remember it showing up as like a place with goofy videos.....

...that didn't strike me as
something that would
revolutionize the world... - The YouTube Effect

...that didn't strike me as something that would revolu...

[crowd yelling] - The YouTube Effect

[crowd yelling]

[yells]
100 million subscribers.
Thank you, YouTube. - The YouTube Effect

[yells] 100 million subscribers. Thank you, YouTube.

I don't like 'em putting
chemicals in the water - The YouTube Effect

I don't like 'em putting chemicals in the water

Charlie, that really hurt. - The YouTube Effect

Charlie, that really hurt.

[baby laughing] - The YouTube Effect

[baby laughing]

This is so cool.
"Like, you could record
something on - The YouTube Effect

This is so cool. "Like, you could record something on

[Power Rangers theme music] - The YouTube Effect

[Power Rangers theme music]

[lip syncing to music] - The YouTube Effect

[lip syncing to music]

[lip syncing to music] - The YouTube Effect

[lip syncing to music]

[Mortal Kombat music playing] - The YouTube Effect

[Mortal Kombat music playing]

We were 17 years old, - The YouTube Effect

We were 17 years old,

[Mortal Kombat music] - The YouTube Effect

[Mortal Kombat music]

I did a Google search,
and I found
that it was uploaded - The YouTube Effect

I did a Google search, and I found that it was uploaded

[Steve] What YouTube really
brought to the game was, - The YouTube Effect

[Steve] What YouTube really brought to the game was,

Millions of viewers now
from all over the world are
logging on - The YouTube Effect

Millions of viewers now from all over the world are logging ...

[Anthony] I'm like
this introverted kid who - The YouTube Effect

[Anthony] I'm like this introverted kid who

I'm like, I can do
this on my own, - The YouTube Effect

I'm like, I can do this on my own,

[skates rolling] - The YouTube Effect

[skates rolling]

[Jillian] And so back then,
it was really exciting
to be able - The YouTube Effect

[Jillian] And so back then, it was really exciting to be abl...

I think the first video I ever
uploaded to YouTube - The YouTube Effect

I think the first video I ever uploaded to YouTube

And I'd taken it with maybe
my first digital camera, - The YouTube Effect

And I'd taken it with maybe my first digital camera,

But it was just this exciting
moment to be able - The YouTube Effect

But it was just this exciting moment to be able

[cat licking] - The YouTube Effect

Milkshakes on us!"
[bell ringing] - The YouTube Effect

Milkshakes on us!" [bell ringing]

Yeah, thanks. Thanks to
every one of you guys that, - The YouTube Effect

Yeah, thanks. Thanks to every one of you guys that,

We wouldn't be anywhere
close to where we are - The YouTube Effect

We wouldn't be anywhere close to where we are

[soft tense music] - The YouTube Effect

[soft tense music]

[male host] Web giant
Google will pay 1.6 billion
to gobble up YouTube. - The YouTube Effect

[male host] Web giant Google will pay 1.6 billion to gobble ...

[soft music] - The YouTube Effect

[lip syncing
to Backstreet Boys music] - The YouTube Effect

[lip syncing to Backstreet Boys music]

[lip syncing] - The YouTube Effect

People wanna see other people
like them on YouTube. - The YouTube Effect

People wanna see other people like them on YouTube.

This is going to be important." - The YouTube Effect

This is going to be important."

There was no doubt in my mind
that this was gonna be - The YouTube Effect

There was no doubt in my mind that this was gonna be

I mean, we saw it in the press,
we saw other people who were - The YouTube Effect

I mean, we saw it in the press, we saw other people who were

So I think people across
the board did not, like, - The YouTube Effect

So I think people across the board did not, like,

[indistinct chattering] - The YouTube Effect

[indistinct chattering]

I find it fascinating
the way I think - The YouTube Effect

I find it fascinating the way I think

You know, that's where they go
to find information. - The YouTube Effect

You know, that's where they go to find information.

For those of you that
are new here, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, - The YouTube Effect

For those of you that are new here, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesd...

[Nitasha] I think that it can be
really wonderful, but it's just
always - The YouTube Effect

[Nitasha] I think that it can be really wonderful, but it�...

Are seeing impact and - The YouTube Effect

Are seeing impact and

[Nitasha] And even just from
a financial standpoint, - The YouTube Effect

[Nitasha] And even just from a financial standpoint,

[Steve] When Chad and I were
pointing some things,
they still gave us - The YouTube Effect

[Steve] When Chad and I were pointing some things, they stil...

[soft music] - The YouTube Effect

And now we're much
more centralized on - The YouTube Effect

And now we're much more centralized on

Like, everyone's talking - The YouTube Effect

Like, everyone's talking

[calm music] - The YouTube Effect

And in 2007, we saw glimpse
after glimpse of new technology. - The YouTube Effect

And in 2007, we saw glimpse after glimpse of new technology.

[soft music] - The YouTube Effect

[crowd cheering] - The YouTube Effect

[crowd cheering]

[Becca] There was this idea,
of, like, organizations, - The YouTube Effect

[Becca] There was this idea, of, like, organizations,

[crowd chanting] - The YouTube Effect

[crowd chanting]

[engine buzzing] - The YouTube Effect

[engine buzzing]

And those networks,
they didn't have the same kind
of access that people - The YouTube Effect

And those networks, they didn't have the same kind of a...

I think because
of a lack of trust - The YouTube Effect

I think because of a lack of trust

[crowd screaming] - The YouTube Effect

[crowd screaming]

[crowd cheering] - The YouTube Effect

[crowd cheering]

[crowd cheering] - The YouTube Effect

[crowd cheering]

We were able to have
these conversations that would
expose things in our country, - The YouTube Effect

We were able to have these conversations that would expose t...

[calm music] - The YouTube Effect

I'm Fred and...
Mom, I'm not using your camera! - The YouTube Effect

I'm Fred and... Mom, I'm not using your camera!

[Steve] I think one major change
that happened
after the acquisition, - The YouTube Effect

[Steve] I think one major change that happened after the acq...

[woman] He's an international
superstar, the most downloaded
man on the planet. - The YouTube Effect

[woman] He's an international superstar, the most downl...

You pretty much can stop
anyone here and ask them - The YouTube Effect

You pretty much can stop anyone here and ask them

[K-pop music] - The YouTube Effect

[upbeat music] - The YouTube Effect

You became able to see
actual people - The YouTube Effect

You became able to see actual people

Hi, everyone. [speaking Korean] - The YouTube Effect

Hi, everyone. [speaking Korean]

[Jillian] If you're a person
of color who's not living
in a major city, - The YouTube Effect

[Jillian] If you're a person of color who's not li...

The YouTube Effect poster

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In this eye-opening documentary, Alex Winter presents a thoughtful, troubling look at YouTube, a site with humble origins that has gone on to change how we experience the world.

User Rating: 5.0 (1 rating)

Director: Alex Winter

Writer: Alex Winter

Production: XRM Media,Olive Hill Media,TIME Studios,Valhalla Entertainment,Trouper,Zipper Bros Films

Genre: documentary, mystery, thriller

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 14 Jul 2023

Awards: 1 nomination

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