The YouTube Effect

Story

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

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

7 July 2023

Ensemble

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)

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  Anthony Padilla

  Self - YouTube Creator, Smosh

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  Ian Hecox

  Self - YouTube Creator, Smosh (voice)

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  Susan Wojcicki

  Self - Former YouTube CEO

• Nitasha Tiku

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

• Becca Lewis

  Self - Digital Media Researcher (voice)

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  Natalie Wynn

  Self - YouTube Creator, ContraPoints

• Caleb Cain

  Self - YouTube Creator, Faraday Speaks

• Brianna Wu

  Self - Software Engineer, Video Game Developer