The documentary, “The Social Dilemma,” was eye-opening. I knew that our data was being mined on social media, but I had no idea how intrusive these platforms could be. After watching the documentary, I definitely am going to spend less time on social media so that I can prevent myself from being manipulated in subtle ways. It will be difficult to avoid using all the platforms the movie mentioned when everything is online right now, but I am going to try my best to minimize the impact they may have on me. During the pandemic, I have become increasingly reliant on social media in order to stay connected to my friends, but now I know that this comes at a cost.
I found it really interesting that even the creators of some of these apps fall victim to them, despite the fact that they know what’s going on behind the scenes. That shows me the power behind these social media algorithms. Furthermore, some of the creators of the design features said that they had no idea that these platforms could have such a negative impact on people. I’m studying computer science, so maybe, in the future, I could help work to stop this negative impact.
Wow! It was very interesting to hear how eye-opening The Social Dilemmas was. I knew that these platforms are intrusive and data-mining, but now I think I should give this movie a watch to improve my understanding.
The Social Dilemma documentary seems very interesting. I think it is so scary how we can be subtly manipulated to behave certain ways through social media, such as liking certain products. I think that tik tok definitely is one of the most intrusive social media apps that could produce many long term negative effects.