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The YouTube Effect

In the early days,no one was doingthis professionally, or very few people were

[crowd screaming] [Natalie] In the early days,
no one was doing
this professionally, or very few people were

Full Transcript

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[crowd screaming]
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[Natalie] In the early days, no one was doing this professionally,
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or very few people were.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:20
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.
[Natalie] That really affects the kind of content that you can make - The YouTube Effect 00:12
[Natalie] That really affects the kind of content that you c...
[reporter] For more than a month, Mona Lisa Perez said her boyfriend - The YouTube Effect 00:08
[reporter] For more than a month, Mona Lisa Perez said her b...
I may fail, but if I fail, I wanna die trying. - The YouTube Effect 00:06
I may fail, but if I fail, I wanna die trying.
I know this sounds like a prank call, but he was trying to film a YouTube video. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
I know this sounds like a prank call, but he was trying to f...
Dear fat people. Ah! Some people are already really mad at this video. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
Dear fat people. Ah! Some people are already really mad at t...
[Talia] So much of it is about generating clicks. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
[Talia] So much of it is about generating clicks.
Like, it's even rougher than the news clickbait economy - The YouTube Effect 00:09
Like, it's even rougher than the news clickbait economy
And for a lot of people, it's their sole livelihood, - The YouTube Effect 00:12
And for a lot of people, it's their sole livelihood,
We've been getting 50,000 likes - The YouTube Effect 00:06
We've been getting 50,000 likes
[soft music] - The YouTube Effect 00:15
[soft music]
YouTube started rewarding the content that had - The YouTube Effect 00:09
YouTube started rewarding the content that had
[upbeat music] - The YouTube Effect 00:16
[upbeat music]
In fact, it tends to sway toward the stuff that makes you angry, - The YouTube Effect 00:16
In fact, it tends to sway toward the stuff that makes you an...
Unless you are sort of seeking out specific content, - The YouTube Effect 00:13
Unless you are sort of seeking out specific content,
[Anthony] YouTube also didn't want clickbait to be the number one thing - The YouTube Effect 00:09
[Anthony] YouTube also didn't want clickbait to be the ...
I think that they cracked down by saying, - The YouTube Effect 00:09
I think that they cracked down by saying,
You have to also captivate them and keep them around. - The YouTube Effect 00:06
You have to also captivate them and keep them around.
Part of me is scared about what impacts - The YouTube Effect 00:16
Part of me is scared about what impacts
We have some really big projects, we got Food Battle, of course, coming up, - The YouTube Effect 00:07
We have some really big projects, we got Food Battle, of cou...
You step away from YouTube for a little while as a content creator - The YouTube Effect 00:06
You step away from YouTube for a little while as a content c...