The Social Dilemma (2020)

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The technology that connects us also controls us.

This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.

• Released: 2020-01-26
• Genres: Documentary, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 34m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 1,858 votes

Directed by Jeff Orlowski.

Top cast

• Tristan Harris as Self
• Jeff Seibert as Self
• Bailey Richardson as Self
• Joe Toscano as Self
• Sandy Parakilas as Self
• Guillaume Chaslot as Self
• Lynn Fox as Self
• Aza Raskin as Self
• Alex Roetter as Self
• Tim Kendall as Self

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Social Dilemma

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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