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‘Zappa’ Film Review: Alex Winter’s Documentary Does Justice to Rock ‘n’ Roll Oddball Frank Zappa Those cute cartoons were swiftly parodied in abusive, sexist animated clips that were - thanks to Google’s algorithm, which prioritizes content that gets engagement, regardless of whether you actually wanted to see it - recommended to children right alongside the real, kindhearted deal.

For every positive aspect of the platform, like a section dedicated to harmless children’s cartoons for the whole family, there’s a greedy and mean-spirited perversion that’s ruining it for everybody. Winter’s film rarely comes out and says it, but “The YouTube Effect” is, more than anything else, an examination of the dangers of unchecked capitalism. (Winter’s documentary claims that 10% of the seemingly countless videos on YouTube are conspiracy theories, and if you’ve ever traversed the site for yourself, you’ll probably think that number seems low.) With YouTube creators now financially incentivized to get clicks - regardless of the quality or respectability of their content - the floodgates opened for gross, cruel, irresponsible content. But once the algorithm kicks in, it’s another story. “The YouTube Effect” spends a little time on the naïve early promise of canny creators making fun videos and sharing them with the world, achieving surprising superstardom based on pluck, personality and a halfway decent internet connection.

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