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The YouTube Effect

So I asked my momand she said yes

[kids yelling] So I asked my mom
and she said yes

Full Transcript

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[kids yelling]
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So I asked my mom and she said yes.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:19
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.
[Jared Reed] This kid, Ryan, who's on the top - The YouTube Effect 00:08
[Jared Reed] This kid, Ryan, who's on the top
[reporter] He has more than 12 billion views on his YouTube page. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
[reporter] He has more than 12 billion views on his YouTube ...
I started filming with just my phone. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
I started filming with just my phone.
And, you know, when I started to do more research, - The YouTube Effect 00:10
And, you know, when I started to do more research,
We just happened to have a tablecloth that was green. - The YouTube Effect 00:06
We just happened to have a tablecloth that was green.
And we're like, "Hey, we can make this work." - The YouTube Effect 00:06
And we're like, "Hey, we can make this work."
[Shion Kaji] Definitely after four months, we started the channel, - The YouTube Effect 00:06
[Shion Kaji] Definitely after four months, we started the ch...
We started seeing views from, - The YouTube Effect 00:08
We started seeing views from,
Okay, guys, let's open up - The YouTube Effect 00:06
Okay, guys, let's open up
[Shion] Around the same time, we started our own channel - The YouTube Effect 00:07
[Shion] Around the same time, we started our own channel
[Loan] The most important thing we tried - The YouTube Effect 00:06
[Loan] The most important thing we tried
And make sure that even though yes, - The YouTube Effect 00:22
And make sure that even though yes,
[all yelling] - The YouTube Effect 00:18
[all yelling]
[Dave] Now, it was really maybe a couple years later - The YouTube Effect 00:24
[Dave] Now, it was really maybe a couple years later
There were videos that were frightening - The YouTube Effect 00:06
There were videos that were frightening
They were hijacking Disney characters - The YouTube Effect 00:12
They were hijacking Disney characters
And all of these videos were being promoted to children. - The YouTube Effect 00:07
And all of these videos were being promoted to children.
So it was really a disturbing phenomenon and really just goes - The YouTube Effect 00:12
So it was really a disturbing phenomenon and really just goe...
It really gets into this idea - The YouTube Effect 00:15
It really gets into this idea
[Shion] I guess the biggest challenge - The YouTube Effect 00:11
[Shion] I guess the biggest challenge