A young man finds escape on the internet. He doesn’t realize that on the other side of the screen, a force is pulling him in.
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dianebluegreen recommended:May 30th, 2022
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michelle_ebooks recommended:Aug 7th, 2020
finally let myself get submerged into this rabbit hole and boy has it been a journey. i recommend diving deep into the whole series in a straight binge. as someone who grew up on the internet, and see the good and especially the bad impacts of media, i love this critical reporting that looks into ho...Show More
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olivier recommended:Apr 21st, 2020
Really interesting look into the algorithm that keep you watching and bring you into YouTube’s black hole of extremism.
mm recommended:Apr 22nd, 2020
Watching one cat video leads to another cat video leads to another cat video... Hear from the guy who helped build YouTube’s addictive algorithm. The metrics you choose define the product you build and not always for the better.
olivierApr 24th, 2020
@mm actually, when you listen to part two, the algorithm changed, and now a cat video leads to a lynx video, leads to a tiger, leads to tiger king, leads to white nationalists and racists.
rmmiller364 recommended:May 1st, 2020
This recommendation is really for this entire series. This series is a very helpful insight into YouTube’s role in political radicalization. Makes me glad that I only really use YouTube to watch drag queens!
elepheel recommended:May 9th, 2020
I'm really digging this series so far. The production quality is top notch.
cuevascuevas recommended:Apr 26th, 2023
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danny recommended:Apr 18th, 2020
This sounds like it's gonna be great 👌🏾