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[Steve] And then you fast forward a few years
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The YouTube Effect

And then you fastforward a few years, and they're performingin front of hundredsof...

[Steve] And then you fast
forward a few years, and they're performing
in front of hundreds
of thousands of people

Full Transcript

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[Steve] And then you fast forward a few years,
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and they're performing in front of hundreds of thousands of people.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:48
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.
[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,
[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 ...