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[Natalie] That really affects the kind of content that you can make
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The YouTube Effect

That really affectsthe kind of content thatyou can make Because it incentivizes youto...

[Natalie] That really affects
the kind of content that
you can make Because it incentivizes you
to make as much content that gets as many clicks
as possible by any means
necessary

Full Transcript

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[Natalie] That really affects the kind of content that you can make
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Because it incentivizes you to make as much content
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that gets as many clicks as possible by any means necessary.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:35
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.
[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...
What, are people gonna forget about me - The YouTube Effect 00:06
What, are people gonna forget about me