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The Social Dilemma (2020)
The Social Dilemma (2020): Watch Online in English
| Movie | The Social Dilemma |
| Real Name | N/a |
| Rating | 7.5 |
| Duration | 94 Min |
| Aired | 2020-01-26 |
| Languages | English |
| Subtitle | Eng Subs |
| Quality | WEBRip |
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Sources
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Tags
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
Directors
Jeff Orlowski
Stars
Tristan Harris, Jeff Seibert, Bailey Richardson, Joe Toscano, Sandy Parakilas, Guillaume Chaslot
Writers
Jeff Orlowski, Davis Coombe, Vickie Curtis
Companies
Exposure Labs, Argent Pictures, The Space Program
Taglines
The technology that connects us also controls us.
Description
This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.
Review
Author: corrcorr
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.