CIVIC ENGAGEMENT GROUP (CEG) SPECIAL PROGRAM FILM SHOWING
The Social Dilemma
SUNDAY APRIL 11 at 3:30 p.m. on ZOOM and 370
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To be followed by Public Discussion in the Skyline Chat Room — Beginning at 5:05 p.m. (Link can be found on CareMerge)
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The Social Dilemma (2020, Netflix streaming) 94 min. – Subtitles. That social media can be addictive and creepy isn’t a revelation to anyone who uses Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the like. But in Jeff Orlowski’s documentary “The Social Dilemma,” conscientious defectors from these companies explain that the perniciousness of social networking platforms is a feature, not a bug. They claim that the manipulation of human behavior for profit is coded into these companies with Machiavellian precision: Infinite scrolling and push notifications keep users constantly engaged; personalized recommendations use data not just to predict but also to influence our actions, turning users into easy prey for advertisers and propagandists.