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The YouTube Effect

I was sittingat my home one day, and I get this really credible list of death threats...

[calm music] I was sitting
at my home one day, and I get this really credible list of death threats that
went mega viral on the Internet, and they are burned
into my brain

Full Transcript

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I was sitting at my home one day,
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and I get this really credible
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list of death threats that went mega viral on the Internet,
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and they are burned into my brain.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:07
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
documentary, mystery, thriller
Production
XRM Media,Olive Hill Media,TIME Studios,Valhalla Entertainment,Trouper,Zipper Bros Films

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Movie Summary

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.
[gasps] - The YouTube Effect 00:25
[gasps]
And I left, and I got the police and the FBI involved. - The YouTube Effect 00:06
And I left, and I got the police and the FBI involved.
Brianna Wu is a games developer who says she was forced - The YouTube Effect 00:12
Brianna Wu is a games developer who says she was forced
[Zoeë] Instantly, they dived in to, - The YouTube Effect 00:07
[Zoeë] Instantly, they dived in to,
[mouse clicks] - The YouTube Effect 00:14
[mouse clicks]
And it's the first thing you lose is all perspective. - The YouTube Effect 00:07
And it's the first thing you lose is all perspective.
[soft tense music] - The YouTube Effect 00:12
[soft tense music]
If I type your name into the Internet, - The YouTube Effect 00:07
If I type your name into the Internet,
So what Gamergate figured out - The YouTube Effect 00:17
So what Gamergate figured out
YouTube was a major part of the harassment that I received. - The YouTube Effect 00:06
YouTube was a major part of the harassment that I received.
[seagulls squawking] - The YouTube Effect 00:16
[seagulls squawking]
And so why should we be focusing on fixing - The YouTube Effect 00:07
And so why should we be focusing on fixing
And the thing is, - The YouTube Effect 00:13
And the thing is,
The Internet has created this, like, - The YouTube Effect 00:06
The Internet has created this, like,
And the platforms are making, just like they're minting money off of it. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
And the platforms are making, just like they're minting...
And so I don't agree that it is just a reflection of society. - The YouTube Effect 00:06
And so I don't agree that it is just a reflection of so...
[dramatic music] - The YouTube Effect 00:11
[dramatic music]
Their lust for hijacking people's attention - The YouTube Effect 00:07
Their lust for hijacking people's attention
The other issue of them publishing content - The YouTube Effect 00:09
The other issue of them publishing content
A gunman opened fire during a live TV news interview. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
A gunman opened fire during a live TV news interview.