The technology that connects us
Also controls us
The dilemma
Never before have a handful of tech designers had such control over the way billions of us think, act, and live our lives.
The Mental Health Dilemma
A 5,000 person study found that higher social media use correlated with self-reported declines in mental and physical health and life satisfaction.
— American Journal of Epidemiology, 2017
The Democracy Dilemma
The # of countries with political disinformation campaigns on social media doubled in the past 2 years.
— New York Times, 2019
The Discrimination Dilemma
64% of the people who joined extremist groups on Facebook did so because the algorithms steered them there.
— Internal Facebook report, 2018
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The Film
2 Primetime Emmy Awards
38M viewers in our first 4 weeks
Webby award winner
From the creators of Chasing Ice and Chasing Coral, The Social Dilemma blends documentary investigation and narrative drama to disrupt the disrupters, unveiling the hidden machinations behind everyone’s favorite social media and search platforms.
a youth-led debate on regulation
As policymakers debate how to regulate social media, we’re inviting students to join the debate by uploading a 2-minute video with their proposed policy solution by March 21, 2022 for a chance at a $500 scholarship and an appearance on Newsweek’s podcast The Debate.
host your own screening
Be part of our Virtual Tour and join the thousands of others who are hosting conversations about The Social Dilemma using our discussion guides and promotional tools.
take a social media reboot
That toxic feeling? It’s not by accident, it’s by design.
Take back control with our 7-day Social Media Reboot featuring tips to realign your relationship with technology from experts featured in the film.
our start-up grant winners
The young people most impacted by exploitative technology can also be the ones to help re-engineer it. Meet the inspiring winners of our start-up grant, a competition organized in partnership with LookUp.Live.
our first impact report
We’ve been humbled by the response to the film and the impact we have achieved together. Check out highlights from The Social Dilemma’s first four months in our impact report.
“Perhaps the single most lucid, succinct, and profoundly terrifying analysis of social media ever created for mass consumption.”
— IndieWire
“so relevant and of-the-moment it’s practically already in the future”
— Hollywood Reporter
“The Social Dilemma may finally convince you that we’re being watched, manipulated, and misled by unscrupulous platforms and attention-harvesting algorithms.”
–Vanity Fair