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The YouTube Effect

It started out withthis kind of Tumblr-style call-out post about Zoeë Quinn

[gentle music] It started out with
this kind of Tumblr-style call-out post about Zoeë Quinn

Full Transcript

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It started out with this kind of Tumblr-style
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call-out post about Zoeë Quinn.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:52
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] I guess her ex-boyfriend accused her - The YouTube Effect 00:07
[Natalie] I guess her ex-boyfriend accused her
[calm music] - The YouTube Effect 00:15
[calm music]
[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