The YouTube Effect

Duration: 99 min

Release date: 2023-07-07

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YouTube has garnered over 2.3 billion users and is worth up to $300 billion. At its center is its algorithm, something that threatens to destroy not only the platform, but the entire Internet.

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The YouTube Effect

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The YouTube Effect

The YouTube Effect

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as Self - YouTube Co-Founder

Jillian C. York

Jillian C. York

as Self - Author, Free Expression Activist

as Self - Professor, UC Berkeley, Computer Science and School of Information (voice)

as Self - Journalist, Author (voice)

Anthony Padilla

Anthony Padilla

as Self - YouTube Creator, Smosh

as Self - YouTube Creator, Smosh (voice)

as Self - Former YouTube CEO

as Self -Tech Culture Reporter, The Washington Post (voice)

as Self - Digital Media Researcher (voice)

as Self - YouTube Creator, ContraPoints

as Self - YouTube Creator, Faraday Speaks

as Self - Software Engineer, Video Game Developer

Carrie Goldberg

Carrie Goldberg

as Self - Online Abuse Lawyer

as Self - Father of Alison Parker

as Self - CEO Urvin.ai and Al Ethics Writer (voice)

as Self - YouTube Creator, Ryan's World

as Self - Ryan's Father

as Self - Lost Mother to Far Right YouTube Conspiracy Videos

as Self - Ryan's Mother

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Director of Photography

Music Supervisor

Original Music Composer

Devorah DeVries

Devorah DeVries

Phillip Kobylanski

Phillip Kobylanski

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Michael Y. Chow

Michael Y. Chow

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

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