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The YouTube Effect

20231h 39m5.2/ 10 · TMDB · 7 votes
Documentary

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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Directed by Alex Winter

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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
Anthony Padilla

Self - YouTube Creator, Smosh

Ian Hecox
Ian Hecox

Self - YouTube Creator, Smosh (voice)

Susan Wojcicki
Susan Wojcicki

Self - Former YouTube CEO

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Last checked 9 Oct 2026.

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Film details

Released7 Jul 2023
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Nitasha Tiku

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

Becca Lewis

Self - Digital Media Researcher (voice)

Natalie Wynn
Natalie Wynn

Self - YouTube Creator, ContraPoints

Caleb Cain

Self - YouTube Creator, Faraday Speaks

Brianna Wu

Self - Software Engineer, Video Game Developer