The YouTube Effect
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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.
Cast
- Caleb Cain
- Steve Chen
- Hany Farid
- Ryan Kaji
- Shion Kaji
- Carrie Goldberg Loann
- Anthony Padilla
- Andy Parker
- Susan Wojcicki
- Brianna Wu
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Metacritic
Jul 12, 2023
Winter can't resist the cheering idea that, for all its sins, YouTube has created a new, disseminated knowledge base. However, that core concern about its dangers is what really drives The YouTube Effect, and re-enforces its central finding that it has had an undeniably corrosive effect on our lives, even as we've fallen for its steady stream of pablum and bootlegged shows.
Richard Whittaker
Austin Chronicle
Jul 7, 2023
The YouTube Effect is a chronicle of extremely recent history and doesn't cover much new ground. If you follow YouTube, big tech, or any controversies surrounding social media, you will be familiar with everything here.
Sheila O'Malley
RogerEbert.com
Jul 7, 2023
The internet moves quickly, perhaps too quickly for an overview this unfocused.
Natalia Winkelman
The New York Times
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