To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
YouTube started rewarding the content that had
Please log in to add to collections.
The YouTube Effect

YouTube started rewardingthe content that had the highest click-through ratesand the...

YouTube started rewarding
the content that had the highest click-through rates
and the highest watch time

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.417
YouTube started rewarding the content that had
00:00:03.555 --> 00:00:07.559
the highest click-through rates and the highest watch time.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:05
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
documentary, mystery, thriller
Production
XRM Media,Olive Hill Media,TIME Studios,Valhalla Entertainment,Trouper,Zipper Bros Films

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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.
[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
Is the algorithm not going to show my content to anyone again? - The YouTube Effect 00:06
Is the algorithm not going to show my content to anyone agai...
It makes you feel obligated to continue your momentum. - The YouTube Effect 00:06
It makes you feel obligated to continue your momentum.
[eerie music] - The YouTube Effect 00:07
[eerie music]
And the way they make money is by keeping you on the platform - The YouTube Effect 00:10
And the way they make money is by keeping you on the platfor...
Your newsfeed is 100% curated for you - The YouTube Effect 00:11
Your newsfeed is 100% curated for you
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