Can YouTube Algorithms Make You Believe Anything? | The Social Dilemma

The flat-earth conspiracy theory. Pizzagate. As if 2020 wasn’t terrifying enough, how can you tell what’s real and what’s ‘fake news’ spread by social media algorithms?

In this video, hear from one of the developers of YouTube’s recommendation algorithm and learn how it’s designed to get you addicted.

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 civilisation by exposing what’s hiding on the other side of your screen.

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This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.