The YouTube Effect (2023)

4.8 (6 votes)

1h 39m

July 7, 2023

English

Synopsis

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.

Director

Alex Winter

Writers

Alex Winter

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Cast

Steve Chen

Self - YouTube Co-Founder

Jillian C. York

Self - Author, Free Expression Activist

Hany Farid

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

Talia Lavin

Self - Journalist, Author (voice)

Anthony Padilla

Self - YouTube Creator, Smosh

Ian Hecox

Self - YouTube Creator, Smosh (voice)

Susan Wojcicki

Self - Former YouTube CEO

Nitasha Tiku

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

Becca Lewis

Self - Digital Media Researcher (voice)

Natalie Wynn

Self - YouTube Creator, ContraPoints

Caleb Cain

Self - YouTube Creator, Faraday Speaks

Brianna Wu

Self - Software Engineer, Video Game Developer

Trailer

Details

Original Title

The YouTube Effect

Status

Released

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Production

XRM Media, Olive Hill Media, TIME Studios