The YouTube Effect

Name: The YouTube Effect
Genre: Documentary
Released: July 14, 2023
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 53
Cast: Andy Parker, Anthony Padilla, Brianna Wu, Caleb Cain, Carrie Goldberg Loann

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Alamo Drafthouse | Release Date: July 14, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Andy Parker, Anthony Padilla, Brianna Wu, Caleb Cain, Carrie Goldberg Loann, Natalie Wynn, Ryan Kaji, Shion Kaji, Steve Chen, Susan Wojcicki

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.

Director: Alex Winter

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 99 min

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Richard Whittaker

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. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

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. Read full review

Empire Olly Richards

Aug 11, 2023

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. Read full review

Natalia Winkelman

Jul 7, 2023

The internet moves quickly, perhaps too quickly for an overview this unfocused. Read full review

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