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- 2023
- Alamo Drafthouse
- 1 h 39 m
- 2023
- Alamo Drafthouse
- 1 h 39 m
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.
Directed By: Alex Winter
Written By: Alex Winter
- 2023
- Alamo Drafthouse
- 1 h 39 m
- 2023
- Alamo Drafthouse
- 1 h 39 m
The YouTube Effect
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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.
Directed By: Alex Winter
Written By: Alex Winter
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
53
50% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
25% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
25% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
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.
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.
An ambitious documentary on one of the most intriguing, frightening phenomena of our time. The attempt to cover every aspect of a broad topic results in an intriguing if slightly disjointed watch.
The internet moves quickly, perhaps too quickly for an overview this unfocused.
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Production Company
Olive Hill Media,
Time Studios,
Trouper Productions,
Valhalla Entertainment,
Zipper Bros Films
Release Date Jul 14, 2023
Duration 1 h 39 m
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Website
https://www.yteffect.com/
Awards
Montclair Film Festival (MFF)
• 1 Nomination
