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The Social Dilemma

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7.5/10 • 1.6K

2020-01-261h 34m

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The technology that connects us also controls us.

This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.

Directors
Jeff Orlowski
Writters
Davis Coombe, Vickie Curtis, Jeff Orlowski
Editors
Davis Coombe, Vickie Curtis, Davis Coombe

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Tristan Harris

    Tristan Harris

    Self

  2. Jeff Seibert

    Jeff Seibert

    Self

  3. Bailey Richardson

    Bailey Richardson

    Self

  4. Joe Toscano

    Joe Toscano

    Self

  5. Sandy Parakilas

    Sandy Parakilas

    Self

  6. Guillaume Chaslot

    Guillaume Chaslot

    Self

  7. Lynn Fox

    Lynn Fox

    Self

  8. Aza Raskin

    Aza Raskin

    Self

  9. Alex Roetter

    Alex Roetter

    Self

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corrcorr

Jan 7, 2021

5/10

This documentary thinks it's real cute. You may learn a thing or two, but a lot of the time it feels manipulative and self-righteous. I wish that, instead of portraying the mechanisms of ad-targeting as some kind of sci-fi super villain, they would have shown what truly goes on in the offices of google, facebook, and the like. The evils of manipulating human attention do not need to be sensationalized to look like something out of Tron or Blade Runner. Why not film the actual computer screens that are spitting back data about users of these platforms? Perhaps internet giants would not let cameras behind the scenes. Anyhow, this film has a noble goal but comes across as more dime-a-dozen infotainment that Netflix has pumped out many times before. Maybe if it did not treat its viewers as though they were brain dead I would have enjoyed it more. Show it to your tik tok friends who could lose a staring contest with a squirrel, as that is likely who this documentary is targeted for.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
artificial intelligence (a.i.)technologysilicon valleyhigh tech surveillanceinternetbig corporationmedia manipulationsocial networkteen suicidelow self esteemsocial mediainternet culturecommercialisminternet addictionsocial isolationself-harmadvertising campaignadvertising modellate stage capitalismmachine learningmedia addictionalgorithmsocietal collapsesmartphonesurveillance capitalism