The Social Dilemma (2020)

The docu-drama your socially conscious friends already told you about. For anyone even moderately tech savvy, the information provided here isn’t new. We all know that if we are using a product for free, then odds are *we* are the product. 

Those of us that are more tech savvy can circumvent a lot of this noise through AdBlocker Plus, the Facebook Purity App, using a VPN, etc. They may be manipulating our data, but at least we can avoid their ads and get the most out of their services through hacks and tweaks. 

I can see how the message of this film would be much scarier to moms and dads. Kids are way more susceptible to these behavior changing algorithms. I hope parents who watch this documentary will do more to protect their children from the negative effects of social media. 

There are some good messages here. I just think most people were already aware of them, and if they aren’t, it’s probably too late for them to be reached. 

Rating: C