Tristan Harris

Jeff Seibert

Bailey Richardson

Joe Toscano

Sandy Parakilas

Guillaume Chaslot

Lynn Fox

Aza Raskin

Alex Roetter

Tim Kendall

Justin Rosenstein

Randy Fernando

Jaron Lanier

Roger McNamee

Shoshana Zuboff

Anna Lembke

James Fetter

Mary Fetter

Jonathan Haidt

Cathy O'Neil

Rashida Richardson

Renée DiResta

Cynthia M. Wong

Skyler Gisondo

Kara Hayward

Vincent Kartheiser

Sophia Hammons

Barbara Gehring

Chris Grundy

Sergio Villarreal

Catalina Garayoa

Sheevani Desai

Emi Zerr

Jason Potter

Korey David

Laurence Curry

Vic Alejandro

Oner Asir

Kristina Fountaine

Chase Penny

Carlos Leos

Adam S. Ford

Jade Ryin

Skye Folsom

Richard Lucchese

Reza Nosrati

Hannah Vail

Megaera Stephens

Davis Coombe

Vickie Curtis

Jeff Orlowski

Ken Grossinger

Ryan Ahrens

Micheline Klagsbrun

Bruce Heavin

Laurie Lennard

Ben Renzo

Linda A. Cornfield

Jill Ahrens

David J. Cornfield

Lynda Weinman

Larissa Rhodes

Shannon O'Leary Joy

John Behrens

Jonathan Pope

Hallee Adelman

Ivy Herman

Natalie Orfalea

Heather Reisman

David Boies III

Lou Buglioli

David Stone

Adam Wheatley

Dave Wruck

Micah Steele

Jenny Jue

Mark A. Crawford

Tessa Malsam

Stephanie Stanziano

Sarah Keo

Ralph Herscu

Daniel Wright

Travis LaSalle

Kevin Andrews

Corey Crandall

Laura Jean Bransky

Stacey Piculell

Taylor Jean

Documentary

Drama

The Social Dilemma

Exposure Labs

Argent Pictures

The Space Program

United States of America

This documentary thinks it's real cute. You may learn a thing or two, but a lot of the time it feels manipulative and self-righteous. 

I wish that, instead of portraying the mechanisms of ad-targeting as some kind of sci-fi super villain, they would have shown what truly goes on in the offices of google, facebook, and the like. The evils of manipulating human attention do not need to be sensationalized to look like something out of Tron or Blade Runner. Why not film the actual computer screens that are spitting back data about users of these platforms? Perhaps internet giants would not let cameras behind the scenes.

Anyhow, this film has a noble goal but comes across as more dime-a-dozen infotainment that Netflix has pumped out many times before. Maybe if it did not treat its viewers as though they were brain dead I would have enjoyed it more. Show it to your tik tok friends who could lose a staring contest with a squirrel, as that is likely who this documentary is targeted for.

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The Social Dilemma | Official Trailer | Netflix