‘The Social Dilemma’ Director Says Big Tech Is ‘Separating Us From Reality’ | The Daily Caller
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“The Social Dilemma” director Jeff Orlowski said Big Tech is “separating us from reality,” not “connecting us with the world.”
Orlowski pointed to the insurrection at the capitol on Jan. 6 as an example of this in an interview published Friday by Deadline. Orlowski called the storming of the capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump was a dangerous impact of social media.
“This Has Gone Way Too Far”: ‘The Social Dilemma’ Director Jeff Orlowski On Dangers Of Social Media https://t.co/7nRLU0YX5v
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) January 22, 2021
“We see how [January 6] just made it so apparent how conspiracy theories, how misinformation, how these platforms that sold us on this idea of connection are actually just increasing tribalism in some ways, and connecting us to like-minded thinking,” Orlowski said. “They are not actually connecting us with the world. They’re distancing us and separating us from reality.”