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The YouTube Effect

Your newsfeed is100% curated for you to provide you with articlesthat will keep you on the...

Your newsfeed is
100% curated for you to provide you with articles
that will keep you on the platform for
as long as possible

Full Transcript

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Your newsfeed is 100% curated for you
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to provide you with articles that will keep you
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on the platform for as long as possible.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:26
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.
YouTube, it's a little bit less obvious, - The YouTube Effect 00:24
YouTube, it's a little bit less obvious,
So of course, part of that algorithm is, - The YouTube Effect 00:14
So of course, part of that algorithm is,
So for example, if you go on to YouTube today - The YouTube Effect 00:12
So for example, if you go on to YouTube today
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.