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The YouTube Effect

So for example, if you goon to YouTube today you click on moon landing, within a couple of...

So for example, if you go
on to YouTube today you click on moon landing, within a couple of clicks,
you will be in La-la Land talking about conspiracy
theories around that the moon
landing is faked

Full Transcript

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So for example, if you go on to YouTube today
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you click on moon landing,
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within a couple of clicks, you will be in La-la Land
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talking about conspiracy theories
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around that the moon landing is faked.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:14
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.
A full 10% of recommendations were conspiratorial. - The YouTube Effect 00:07
A full 10% of recommendations were conspiratorial.
Well, I just got kicked out of Starbucks for asking - The YouTube Effect 00:08
Well, I just got kicked out of Starbucks for asking
[Hany] So it's not just that these platforms are neutral. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
[Hany] So it's not just that these platforms are neutra...
You know, it'd be one thing to say, - The YouTube Effect 00:09
You know, it'd be one thing to say,
And what we know is that the more conspiratorial, the more hateful, - The YouTube Effect 00:07
And what we know is that the more conspiratorial, the more h...
[calm music] - The YouTube Effect 00:11
[calm music]
Because it's not just that, I had video games for escapism. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
Because it's not just that, I had video games for escap...
I had, you know, going out with my friends for escapism. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
I had, you know, going out with my friends for escapism.
But what the Internet had was, - The YouTube Effect 00:11
But what the Internet had was,
And the reason that's so important is because you can't see - The YouTube Effect 00:08
And the reason that's so important is because you can&#...
[calm music] - The YouTube Effect 00:12
[calm music]
And sometimes the truth comes with a lie and a price tag. - The YouTube Effect 00:06
And sometimes the truth comes with a lie and a price tag.
But you had freedom that you never had before, - The YouTube Effect 00:08
But you had freedom that you never had before,
Hi, everybody. My name is Caleb. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
Hi, everybody. My name is Caleb.
So you can probably tell by the description - The YouTube Effect 00:11
So you can probably tell by the description
So I'm just gonna get right into it. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
So I'm just gonna get right into it.
I fell down the alt-right rabbit hole. - The YouTube Effect 00:07
I fell down the alt-right rabbit hole.
[man] Whites are getting fed up, - The YouTube Effect 00:08
[man] Whites are getting fed up,
[laughs] - The YouTube Effect 00:07
[laughs]
But I think at some point, - The YouTube Effect 00:14
But I think at some point,