“The Great Hack”: Big Data Firms Helped Sway the 2016 Election. Could It Happen Again in 2020?
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- The documentary “The Great Hack,” which was shortlisted from the Oscars, explores how the data firm Cambridge Analytica came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Cambridge Analytica collapsed in May 2018 after The Observer newspaper revealed the company had harvested some 87 million Facebook profiles without the users’ knowledge or consent. Cambridge Analytica then used the data to sway voters to support President Trump during the 2016 campaign. We speak with “The Great Hack” co-directors Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim, as well as Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Brittany Kaiser.
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@Man Jay: Whoa.
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not 100 % sure . Barbra Honecker who was part of Reagan adm is the source of that quote .
Boycott Face book.
@@ajasen Good point, but they weren't complicit in 2016 election, and boycotting FB would send a message
@@ajasen to tell the truth I don't know how all this internet stuff works, but I do know face book has been selling my personal information. So I blocked face book on my iPhone.
A lot of us did after 2016, but most knowingly stayed on. That's why Fuckerberg continues to evade. We need another boycott campaign ..and then another one. Those of us who reached adulthood before FB, know how to live without FB/Instagram etc, and should be leading on this issue. Yet otherwise ethical conscientious people refuse to leave -- because they've become socially dependent on it. It's pathetic that all these people are basically being held hostage by each other to this insane platform run by a guy who's only skill was coding -- someone who should have -- at the very least -- a broad liberal arts background, including anthropology, to qualify for such global social power.
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So we basically blamed Rusia for what we did to our own election.
Yep....this was already known even before the election and nobody cared.
Jared Kushner hired Cambridge Analytica in 2016.
Democracy Now wasted 2 years parroting Russiagate.
Russia did the same. Do you really believe that Cambridge Analytica are the only people with access to Facebook, Twitter and Google's profils on their users? Most intelligence agencies that have a bit of self-respect and dignity has the same. Russian, American, British, Chinese, French, Israeli, Japense, you can continue the list for as long as you want.
@@DC-xg7vn
The conflict isn't just for show. They really are in competition for power. It's just that the conflict is of a different nature than advertised
Oh Russia, Israel and some other countries helped disseminate the info.
This is one piece of a much larger puzzle. Russia's involvement is another piece of the same puzzle.
The ultimate Gerrymandering‼️
Not even close
David Riggs
Huh?
I am in IT and marketing. I watched this documentary last night and thought they did a nice job explaining the situation. My partner who is not in IT had glazed over eyes for a good portion. It could have done a much better job explaining what happened and what the potential risks are in common language.
I’ve watched it 3
Times and will probably watch it again with my son
Sickening how we are marked and exploited.
I wonder if the movie gives concrete examples of the ads used on Facebook.
I do too.
Watch the film then. I wonder what it takes for trump supporters to face the truth
@@nc178 That's what I thought... I can wonder about anything, then I can get the information directly from the source (in this case, the film). I've just put it on my mental list of things to watch this weekend.
Issue is Facebook doesn't equal the voting populous. Just because it was on Facebook doesn't make it FACTS OR BELIEVED. Only a person LOOKING FOR that answer would come up with it.
i think it deserves mentioning that this is a docudrama more than a documentary. just look at the part where the guy asks his class if anyone gets the feeling their phone has been listening to them and everyone raises their hand. you really think that was an authentic moment? no one was swayed by their being a film crew in the classroom? no one asked what's going on and got an answer that may have swayed how they behaved? i wish we had more very genuine people in the media, but its almost impossible to make it through even journalism school if you aren't great at playing the game or just very naive.
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Went to see a show last night in Milwaukee at the brand new Fiserve arena. It was the first time I had been to a "phone only" event where you could not use a printed ticket for entry. Worked pretty slick, but that's the seduction of going all digital; what you get in convenience, the marketers get back way more in information about you.
This is scary
Phenomenal reporting
We seriously need to identify all these companies with any involvement, and come down on them AND Facebook AND The Bergs like a ton of bricks! I'd love to see MFERBERG rot in jail! And for God's sake our best weapon is AWARENESS of what's being done!
I have some republican friends and the crazy stuff that comes up on their feeds are astounding and of course they unfriended me when I challenged the lies.
They did you a favor if they unfriended you. Sounds like people who where lousy friends
South Park was way ahead on this :)
This this video upset my stomach , now I got to go take a trump
11:07.....the dude did not answer the interviewer's question. Listen to the question......
Some People have given up on Government, others cheer on the 2 corporate opposing sides DemPub, Robots taking all jobs,,,,what to do? ,
in conclusion: we are fucked
most Canadians and Americans are clueless about whats happening in world. if their goverment is able to change their mind; we are fucked !!
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Cambridge Analytica is like hydra. Chop off one head and it’s replaced by 2.
Fight fire with fire 🔥
Stands to reason that the whole "Russian meddling" narrative was also part of Cambridge Analytica's deflection campaign.
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And I posted a link to FB (feeling stupid).
I thought it was the Russians.
Droopy Dragon
They have their own GRU Psyops!
Nope. It was the UK.....and publicly known since before Nov 2016.
I remember when the news reported that Jared had hired Cambridge.....which had just done their work in the Brexit vote.
@@Dangic23 I think it's more likely that there are lots and lots of pieces to this puzzle. Not just Cambridge Analytica, and not just any single foreign government.
@@ktraglin
Agree.
But CA definitely a mayor factor.
@@Dangic23 I feel compelled to clarify...I was focused on the "Nope. It was the UK" part of the comment.
Has this been stopped? Or not?
No but please calm down. This issue does not matter.
Cambridge Analytica no longer exists....but I'm sure other will pick up where they left.
These guys should make a documentary on climate change - they are great story tellers 👏👏👏
It wouldn't surprise me these mind fucking firms are being used to spread denial.. 7 Billion US from oil companies buys a lot of opinions.
"what really landed the plane for me" / "What was the magic sauce" this visual version of NPR is really overreaching with figurative speech
quit pushing propaganda
Nobody's pushing trump...
This story is a big nothing burger. Micro targeting based on online activities is nothing new or to be scared of. The only solution is to have 1st amendment applied to social media so all ideas can ne heard. Then encourage people to find multiple sources for balanced news. Online persuasion campaigns are just part of modern life and all sides do this now. Pearl clutching is so unnecessary and insincere.
If all people had strong critical thinking skills, this wouldn't be a threat. However, in this world, it is. It takes a lot of time, effort and skill to verify sources, compare them against each other, compare them against history, etc. Compare this effort to the news which just come to you, tailor made for your biases.
If it was nothing why did you just comment and entire paragraph to say so...
@@nc178 the pearl cluthing and the alarmism about targeted ads by DN to cover up democrats failure by trying to restrict free speech is the issue. Worth a response at the very least. Freedom is always worth the fight.
Somebody replace this boomer. She has had this payday long enough! :-(
Run for President Brittany!
elizabeth isles why?