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The YouTube Effect

?? I don't need moneyI don't need cars ♪ ♪ Girl you're my heart ♪ You know,some of the...

�� I don't need money
I don't need cars ♪ ♪ Girl you're my heart ♪ [Steve] You know,
some of the most recognized
musician names out there, they created their content
when they were 13, 14 years old, uploading it as sort
of an amateurish piece
of content onto YouTube

Full Transcript

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♪ I don't need money I don't need cars ♪
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♪ Girl you're my heart ♪
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[Steve] You know, some of the most recognized musician names out there,
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they created their content when they were 13, 14 years old,
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uploading it as sort of an amateurish piece of content onto YouTube.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:31
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.
[Steve] And then you fast forward a few years, - The YouTube Effect 00:07
[Steve] And then you fast forward a few years,
[crowd screaming] - The YouTube Effect 00:10
[crowd screaming]
[Anthony] Our channel was one of the first ten channels to ever be monetized. - The YouTube Effect 00:06
[Anthony] Our channel was one of the first ten channels to e...
They said we will give you $10,000 dollars each month if you have - The YouTube Effect 00:07
They said we will give you $10,000 dollars each month if you...
Obviously, that's a shit ton of money for, - The YouTube Effect 00:07
Obviously, that's a shit ton of money for,
[crowd screaming] - The YouTube Effect 00:09
[crowd screaming]
[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,