The Social Dilemma

2020
PG-13
1h 34m

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7.6/10

91K

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Shoshana Zuboff and Justin Rosenstein in The Social Dilemma (2020)

We tweet, we like, and we share -- but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media? As digital platforms increasingly become a lifeline to stay connected, Silicon Valley insiders reveal how social media is reprogramming civilization by exposing what's hiding on the other side of your screen.

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Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking; tech experts sound the alarm on their own creations.Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking; tech experts sound the alarm on their own creations.Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking; tech experts sound the alarm on their own creations.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

91K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 8 wins & 22 nominations total

Self - Anna's Son
(as James Lembke)

Mary Fetter

Self - Anna's Daughter
(as Mary Lembke)

Director
- Jeff Orlowski-Yang
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Trivia
Jeff Orlowski-Yang was a heavy Facebook user before making the film. He's not now.

Quotes
Self - Facebook, Former Operations Manager: We've created a system that biases towards false information. Not because we want to, but because false information makes the companies more money than the truth. The truth is boring.

Crazy credits
"Nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse." - Sophocles

Alternate versions
After its Sundance premiere in January 2020, the documentary was updated to include a segment on the growing number of social media conspiracy theories related to COVID-19.

Connections
Featured in De vooravond: Episode #1.17 (2020)

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8/10

This documentary is a paradox

First let me say I liked the messages conveyed in this documentary (not so much the dramatisations} and believe they are important and true, but ... Is that because it was a one sided documentary (which it was) which always makes for a much more persuasive argument? Also, did I only watch this because it appeared on my Netflix Home page, and is this just because Netflix knows that I like these types of documentaries? If so, then I feel like I may have been manipulated by the technology and that this could actually be fake news, however if that is true then the arguments contained in the documentary are true which makes it real news. My head is spinning, it is too much for my simple brain. I think I will just go and check my Facebook page to make sure that people still like me.