WARNING: Social Media is Stalking YOU

[@paisoley]

i absolutely love how he used dan as an example of hot guy content. i mean he’s not wrong

[@TylerOakley]

I DIDN'T LIE!

[@superbflowerchaos]

@@TylerOakley facts facts facts

[@tealrose3248]

Tyler Oakley you really didn't, babe. So - collab? Just to improve 2020 for us all? Just a little zoom chat, you know you want to.

[@nicoleotieno8763]

I don't think I'll ever stop loving this guy,,, wisdom with sass I'm definitely gonna watch the documentary

[@TylerOakley]

omg who ME

[@nicoleotieno8763]

@@TylerOakley yes definitely

[@boyceps]

@@TylerOakley: Yes, you. You cute ass sassy, wise beyond your years.

[@dorremolinos]

*me giving information to KZbin that I like Tyler Oakley*

[@TylerOakley]

NOT A BAD IDEA TBQH

[@michellefullwood7371]

As serious as as this video is.... Mr. Oakley is serving me sophisticated beach boy with his shirt and little mustache and I am here👏🏾 for 👏🏾it👏🏾

[@TylerOakley]

IT'S A MOOD IT'S A VIBE

[@witchchick.128]

@@TylerOakley ISSA MOOD ISSA VIBE

[@hotcocowh0re-576]

*shows picture of dan* “hot guy content” I DIED

[@Deadhousep1ants]

Same!

[@va4lent]

I was looking for this comment! Hahaha, I died!!

[@kinleyanne1124]

social media is scary but content creators like you and dan make it a better place 😌

[@TylerOakley]

THANK YOU KINLEY!!

[@anotherhappyday93]

My 2013 self internally squealed when Tyler called Dan hot.

[@TylerOakley]

WELL I SAID WHAT I SAID!

[@superbflowerchaos]

@@TylerOakley WOOOOO

[@superbflowerchaos]

yup yup yup

[@anotherhappyday93]

@@TylerOakley And I'm 100% here for it, baby

[@tealrose3248]

Sebastian Lima I think we're all on board with that. 😍

[@margotzomer2106]

The social dilemma is so eye opening, I'm so glad my professor made us watch it

[@TylerOakley]

IT WAS A DOOZY

[@ainsleygrace557]

"hot guy content" *insert photo of daniel howell*

[@TylerOakley]

I DIDN'T LIE!

[@superbflowerchaos]

@@TylerOakley it's so true

[@1996squareenix]

@@TylerOakley it's true and you should say it 😔✊🏽

[@victoriabungart4330]

thank you for shouting out Dan Howell as a hot guy

[@TylerOakley]

I HAD TO

[@escandalu]

kings stan kings

[@melissarowland5747]

I teach a class for freshmen about college and career readiness and we definitely talk about the issue of “selling your data” for free. It opens the eyes to students, but I don’t know how much it changes day-to-day activities.

[@TylerOakley]

WELL AT LEAST THE CONVERSATION IS HAPPENING!

[@charlottesreadsthings211]

When that one guy in The Social Dilema said "if you're not paying for the product, you are the product" fully freaked me out.

[@hotcocowh0re-576]

Dan Hot Guy Content Howell

[@shippz17]

I’ll never forgive Spotify for sending me targeted ads based on my incognito searches. Nothing like getting ads for my kinks. 🥴

[@matthewclark2051]

the social dilemma was SO GOOD. I was already scaling back my social media consumption and now I’ll likely be scaling back even more! But that’s fine- more time for activities

[@vanessagripton6718]

‘hot guy content’ **everyone looks at dan**

[@dumbass_pml1199]

SHSHHDS WHAT HELLO ITS TAYLOR FROM TIKTOK????

[@vanessagripton6718]

dumbass_pml: HI LMAOOO

[@Martinike]

I stay away from social media as much as I can. Only have Twitter for collaboration inquiries and that's pretty much it.

[@starcat_]

I watched that yesterday in my psychology class!

[@TylerOakley]

WASN'T IT WILD?!

[@Why-uo7cj]

Yes, but I wouldn’t phrase it as “stalking” more manipulating you to stay on that platform, manipulating you to think that way.

[@freyas9145]

I have watched The Social Dilemma and also the one thing they said that stuck with me was really "if you are not buying the product, you are the product" and that scares me tbh.

[@TylerOakley]

terrifying but a good thing to realize!

[@ActualDav]

Tyler: Algorithms are constantly learning what you like to sell you stuff. Tyler +2mins: I feel like i might be part of the problem. Tyler +4mins: If you like the video be sure to give it a thumbs up and maybe share it with somebody.

[@MaleOrderBride]

Lol i know, right?! He is a massive hypocrite. He only lives in that fancy house because the algorithm targeted his Channel to us Gays

[@Hugo-G]

I watched the documentary, it reinforced some anxiety I had about social media but also gave me a lot more to think about. Honestly, is it is too late to just not have the Internet? Is that possible? Will we survive? Who knows. Anyway Tyler, I'm glad you made a video about it. Your videos feel like a warm hug.

[@brizzyvoices]

“Bitch, it’s the end times. Get with it.” 😂🤣🙏

[@wanderstrar]

QUEEN STATING FACTS! just got back from a week online life detox and this is exactly my main reason & thanks Tyler, now I can just send this video to my friends instead of explaining patiently all over again

[@isabellanebs22]

The algorithm solidifying beliefs thing!! So true!I feel like everyone who has a crazy belief is only always served things that make it seem more real. I literally remember talking to someone who was into Trump (we were arguing about it) and I was shocked at some of the things he had seen in the news or on social media. I was like “I think we’ve been seeing different things....because that’s not true lol”

[@jesseyjacobs]

love you tyler. i also saw the doc a bit ago and im so happy youre spreading the info!! crazy stuff, man. i knew this was happening but when they lay it out in front of you like that 😰 it hits hard for sure

[@TylerOakley]

[@vanessagripton6718]

‘if you are not paying for the product, you are the product’ **existential crisis position enabled**

[@amberkendle656]

I watched it too. I ALMOST deleted every damn thing! Scares the shit out of me!

[@booksflavia]

Really loving the fact that your videos fully stopped appearing in my recommendations for years, and only resurfaced a few weeks ago. Don't know what's going on there. Do not like it. I can't tell the difference between channels I'm subscribed to and those I watched half a video from, they show up with the same frequency. The adverts have gone from irritating to insufferable. I am beginning to suspect that they're trying to kill KZbin. It's all very worrying.

[@TylerOakley]

WELL WELCOME BACK

[@booksflavia]

@@TylerOakley glad to be back!

[@ashtentygret]

THIS LITERALLY HAPPENED TO ME TOO. i was subscribed to him the entire time too. and i stopped seeing his videos for a long long time. i love you tyler and i love this video!

[@ashtentygret]

Tyler Oakley THIS LITERALLY HAPPENED TO ME TOO. i was subscribed to you the entire time too. and i stopped seeing your videos for a long long time. i love you tyler and i love this video!

[@Madi-tp5jg]

Tyler Oakley this happened to me as well. It wasn’t until about a month ago that I started seeing your videos again. I assumed you had left.

[@yourlawyerfriend]

Lmao I LOVE HOW casually a picture of Dan popped up when you said “hot guy content” 😂😂

[@pamelaruigh8185]

So change the algorithm. Look at some opera or chemistry, or something entirely not characteristic of you. Start watching pro-Trump videos or Biden spots. Confuse the shit out of them. You can change and confuse the algorithm. So on any give day I might be a new mother, a Q anon supporter, a Jewish rabbi, a trans teacher or maybe non binary barbie doll.

[@TylerOakley]

HELL YES

[@floreal7639]

I heard you mention this on the podcast and I watched it that same day (this past Tuesday of course). Honestly the credits were everything!! I changed my notification settings and am currently using Brave browser (a browser mentioned in the doc that block a lot of shit). Thank you for speaking up and bringing this issue to light. Thanks girl.

[@nashley2867]

And your sing-songy tone of voice is v spesh, such a joy.

[@Cosmic_Mj]

Yeah we’re in the apocalypse

[@TylerOakley]

YIKES

[@MarkEzVideos]

Tyler, thank you for always using your platform. Thank. You! And yes! We’d love to see you have these discussion with those people.

[@TylerOakley]

OF COURSE!!

[@originalsaplings]

I really loved the Social Dilemma because it really brought forward what Edward Snowden told us years ago, but now with these people we can associate with. I think the downside is that they kind of ended it off by saying the real world is out there, without really acknowledging that it's Covid times and it's not really possible to meet new people irl. I struggled to meet people before these times.

[@Madisoncrick]

My KZbin glitched and shut off when he was talking about how they’re watching you. 🥴

[@TylerOakley]

GOTTA GO

[@pamelaruigh8185]

Depends, funeral homes, drugs, final expenses, nursing homes, assisted living, fancy walkers you name it I see it just because I am 79.

[@_baert]

those people that helped create this mess better put their millions towards this issue and not think 1 documentary wipes them clean of their wrongdoings unleashed.

[@reemthememe]

TYLER. I literally watched this yesterday and Facebook recommended this vid straight away, seems like my algorithm is quite on point. I feel like these trillion dollar companies really do need a revamp on their purpose. What’s scary is that they have all this information and they could use this info with bad intent, revamp the purpose and I think we’d see a drastic change is the way people use social media.

[@solarcynicism]

i watched this documentary last week with my brother and we were both shook by how in depth it went !!! i'd never even thought about half the stuff they brought up in it, it was crazy

[@donaldthomas1963]

Damn I keep getting this Tyler Oakley dude keep coming on my KZbin channel I cannot figure out what the hell I saw that got me in this algorithm. LOL!!!

[@victoriaavila8484]

I watched it a week ago and I have been trying to share it with the people around me. I am so glad to see someone with a big platform talk about it! Thank you so much for using your platform for good this is one of the many topics people should raise more awareness.

[@TylerOakley]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@spellbound_1]

I already knew I was being stalked haha, I say something about a certain product in casual conversations and suddenly, like 5 minutes later I get an ad on my phone for that product...

[@blaizebrown5708]

I've always wondered why your recent videos are always somewhat short time-wise, but when you brought it up in this video I really respect your decision to do that. this documentary really opened my eyes to a lot of dark truths about social media. now I'm really aware that I am in favor of introducing some kind of legislative regulations for social media standards/layouts for the sake of this country, humanity itself, and the future of this planet.

[@TylerOakley]

[@ethanwhill]

Isn’t it funny that Tyler watched a documentary on a platform with the recommendation algorithm that instilled in him the idea to share with others not to believe everything the algorithm puts in front of them... I’m glad that this documentary is raising awareness of this issue and the fact that it came into public awareness so strongly and quickly is support for its own argument!

[@jocelynarends2527]

This is a great documentary. Probably the most important one this year. We all need to watch because the first step to solving the problem is learning and admitting the problem first. Thanks for sharing this. It’s so important.

[@TylerOakley]

HAPPY TO START THE CONVERSATION ON HERE!

[@aidanfields5029]

I literally laughed so hard at the Ahem Putin joke 🤣🤣🤣

[@kurtsiecolferites2160]

Yikes...I might have to watch this so I can be more aware of what’s going on. Thanks for telling us about this, Tyler.

[@jojoclass2012]

I’ve slowly started to phase out social media over the last 3 years. After all the speculation around what happened in 2016, I realized how much of a problem it was. Plus it’s always creeped me out how much they know about us, but we are all in one way or another contributing to the problem. In California I believe you can opt out of them selling your data. We need that at a federal level. Now if you add stuff like Clearview AI into that mix it makes you realized how truly non existent our privacy is anymore because current technology. It’s a double edge sword.

[@cortneywood3446]

I just graduated with a BA with a minor in journalism, and I had to take a social media class that discussed how people are impacted by social media and what it looks like to interact with it without being trapped by it. We listened to tons of discussions from Tristan Harris, and I found it so absolutely necessary for our generation. Wish more people would think critically about what we consume, how we consume it, where we consume it and why we consume certain things over others. Now more than ever people have to be conscious with our decisions and the implications it leaves us with.

[@ydoowj]

That's a great point how our personal algorithms reinforce our beliefs in a way that hinders us when we interact others with opposite opinions in real life. It is a way to divide us all.

[@TylerOakley]

EXACTLY!

[@isabellanebs22]

I literally watched the trailer for the Social Dilemma yesterday and was properly freaked out, then you uploaded this a few hours after!! King

[@THIIIIRSTY]

I watched this on Saturday and I deleted everything. Is it going to mentally hurt for weeks getting adjusted back to a human brain without constant stimulation? Yes. Is it necessary? Absolutely. I don't ever want my phone to tell me I've averaged 4 hours a day of screen time again.

[@peytonb6670]

I’m so appreciative that you are still making content, it really helps to fill the void that 2020 has brought

[@ZebraSplash]

You don’t sound crazy. I appreciate you putting this message out. 🖤

[@TylerOakley]

I appreciate that!!

[@ianunderfoot]

For those interested, Destin from SmarterEveryDay made a 3 video series about social media manipulation on different platforms. One of the guests in his series was also in the documentary. I think another very important takeaway was how strongly some the people being interviewed felt about not letting their children use social media. I think those pulling the strings have been very effective in using echo chambers to stoke the current political fires, especially surrounding BLM, protests, and the pandemic.

[@LMMariszcka]

I see more and more people start to talk about this so I think the conversation is gradually starting up. I feel like as a people we have to start demanding boundaries for this sort of stuff from our governments so that these giants will have to abide by them. I feel like we'd be off much stronger as a whole if we weren't cooped up all the time with this stuff. Really nice video Tyler and I think too that it'd be mad interesting to see you have a deeper discussion about this with one of those people.

[@helloluv8153]

6:20 i love the sass tho

[@zara-wc8xf]

TYLER ❤️❤️❤️ you make my day better

[@kerchelle95]

Just wanna say that I love you forever Tyler. Thanks for always being yourself ♥️

[@Smplsnooze]

ive known i needed to take social media breaks for the past couple years, and you saying this and talking about the documentary is really going to help going a month without social media! I am taking my birthday month (october) to detox and spend my time doing something else like playing my bass, piano, writing stories, etc. thanks tyler

[@TylerOakley]

[@jordonmeinke-fay5434]

The book 1984 predicted that nothing was gonna be private and hasnt been for a long time and as the book says "big brother is always watching"

[@MarijaDreams]

The Dan pic killed me hahahaha

[@MarijaDreams]

I love your videos lately! Thank you for discussing this! Also your mustache fits this video too well haha love you Tyler!

[@melissarowland5747]

Yes! Turn off those notifications!! Only have the best of the best come through to your front screen. One way to attempt a bit of control.

[@Buchertn]

The way I see it is social media removes the need for one to truly think for themselves and form their own values and beliefs. The removal of think for one's self is truly terrifying to even consider. I choose to avoid social media as much as I can to keep my values and beliefs my own.

[@fernandosousa5480]

Great video. I had already watched the documentary and loved it. I just wanted to point out that creators like you are not really the problem. The problem are people who share fake news and/or sell opinions as facts. As long as you make sure that what you say is not some conspiracy theory full of correlations and no facts its okay and really helpful

[@11Sabres23]

I left all social media except youtube and discord (if you count discord as social media) in January. I feel so much better now that I am off it and I am pretty careful with the people I do follow on youtube and never look at the suggestions or recommended for me stuff because, I have enough youtube to get caught up on from channels I already care about. Idk, I definitely think that more regulation is needed just because of the insane amount of influence social media platforms hold

[@Morphesque]

Hell yeah. I got off of facebook one week before this documentary came out. Feeling #validated. Gonna watch it! I replaced all my social media with letter-writing and phone calls, and it’s been good. Do recommend.

[@personal_pluto1086]

"or hot gUy cOntEnT" * picture of dan * me: yeah that's about right

[@_baert]

and even when you DO pay for the product they still collect, use, and sell your data.

[@maja2509]

I mean, the EU is already working on this issue, and might end up banning Fb in the end (here's hoping) so we'll see.

[@mollymagee7800]

Thank you for your good vibes while we’re still in Stage 4 Lockdown in Vic, AUS 🙄 you really do be out here getting us through our COVID-19 lockdown depression ❤️

[@TylerOakley]

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING MOLLY!

[@mollymagee7800]

Tyler Oakley always ❤️

[@CloudSnout]

I’m reading binge right now, I love it!!

[@AngelaSevilla94]

I haven’t watched that documentary but a year or so ago I listened to Robert McNamee’s interview with Sam Harris and I was terrified. Highly recommend that interview!!

[@TylerOakley]

OOOO WILL LISTEN, THANK YOU!

[@racoon2623]

i don’t know if this makes sense but i feel like our brains have so much information. in the old days before tv and internet i feel like people spent their days working in a factory or cleaning or whatever that didn’t involve taking in information, but i spend all day on my phone learning everything from music theory to how to hide a body. are our brains fit to hold all of this? idk what i’m saying

[@Kalavati.C]

I believe it. We gotta stand together!

[@chrishewittpiano]

OMG Dan Howell wearing a dress at the "hot guy" content... LOVE IT!!!

[@justyourlocalrat_]

yeah we really do be living in echo chambers. i think one of the most important things to do to improve the world is to try to break out of our own echo chambers by engaging with content we don't agree with because that will also be breaking into other people's echo chambers so it's a win win

[@haleighshaffer4922]

watching you literally lifts my spirit 😩🥺 just love the vibes 💗

[@TylerOakley]

thank you friend!!

[@haleighshaffer4922]

Of course and I’m so glad you made this video too, cause BIHH I watched the documentary the night before you uploaded and I was SHOOK 🤣

[@chrishewittpiano]

I watched the documentary yesterday! IT IS SO GOOD! So glad you are on board with this, too, Tyler! ALSO I LOVE YOU!!!!

[@TylerOakley]

GLAD YOU GOT TO WATCH IT!~

[@firefoxlights]

Question: With the awareness that the algorithums are selling data and using tactics to keep people on the platform, should anything be done about it? If people were to say "Well I don't like this I want it to stop" wouldn't the quality of these platforms that so many people use/like go down? Would that be the goal/solution?

[@Morningblossom]

Yeah I notice it on KZbin a lot, click on a wrong video on accident get reminded for the next half year because videos like it get recommended. Also it wants me to rewatch videos. Like no! I already watched that video 3 months ago

[@JuampiSimmer]

Tyler I know you probably won’t read this but you’re one of the best thing to have happened to this world and to me. I started watching you in 2012 when I was 13 and still hadn’t come out. I thought there was something wrong with me and i couldn’t find any gay people to relate. But when I found your channel everything change. At first I would watch your videos in secret and erase my search history till I was brave enough to accept who I was and learned to love myself. You are my grow model, your speak your mind, you are unproblematic but unapologetically you. You inspire me to be myself!!! Love from Argentina!!! PD.: I’m also a pshycobaby

[@crashbruno]

Thanks so much for this! I rarely comment on videos but I have to say now i'm sitting here working on my internet privacy thanks to you :)

[@TylerOakley]

You are so welcome!

[@ellieschnackenberg398]

Sending love from Ireland 🇮🇪♥️

[@Martinike]

Have you ever decided to quit social media?

[@yourtimewiththomas]

Awesome video. Def Black Mirror vibes!

[@TylerOakley]

SEE!! YOU GET IT!!

[@gracesanmiguel49]

i’m glad ur using ur platform for spreading important and useful issues that are relatable to all who own a phone :)

[@TylerOakley]

IT'S IMPORTANT!

[@gracesanmiguel49]

omg u actually replied to me 🥺💓 ive been subscribed to u for so long and am so glad to have always consistently see u put only great content that only comes from a good place w harmless intentions, always staying true to u 🔥🔥 love u queen, hope u r always thriving 💓

[@tywilkerson2090]

I could watch UNHhhh all freaking day... I love Trixie and Katya both so much

[@TylerOakley]

THE BEST

[@tywilkerson2090]

Tyler Oakley I almost watched The Social Dilemma the other day but I decided not to. I’m going to watch it tonight since you said I should.

[@AnbaLen]

Oh man, that documentary is what prompted me to NOT click on the ‘home’ page on KZbin anymore and only watch from my Sub-list, which I barely have time to catch up to anyways, at least there is an end to it. Coincidentally, also how I rediscovered you just now. I’ve actually always been subbed but what’s the point if rec’s are being pushed in your face so persistently. Unless if I actively avoid the Home-page and side bar. So I’ve been doing that and I feel a lot of pressure fell away and joy came from that. I’ve always been subscribed to you, but since my home-page kept feeding my monkey brain hit-or-miss fast food content of sh*t it already KNOWS, I kept missing content of people I decided beforehand I liked enough to watch more of, such as your channel. It might be overkill and childish, but I even started to petulantly ignore the sidebar recs, instead, I look up the video that caught my interest via the search bar. Also, the point about how you come back from the surge into your own algorithm facing the real world like ‘what the f*ck is everybody on about?’ I really felt that. You feel you’re frantically keeping up with the news everyday but at the same time you’re not cause it’s so catered. Not to mention, it’s even weirder from a non-US point of view because a lot of social media, in English, is lead by the US. And a lot of sh*t doesn’t apply that directly to us. Meanwhile we’re ignorant to problems in our own countries we go out and have opinions About countries we do not even live in. In fact, at times, we are egged on to do so or called bad people and so on ... it’s sort of crazy, all of it ... Anyways, happy seeing you again! Cheers Tyler, hope you’ll stay happy and healthy despite the literal apocalypse over there. Genuinely hope the best for all of you over on the other side of the sea and may the Pandemic piss off soon v_v!

[@nathania8724]

Im watching escape the night rn cuz i had just now knew that it was free?! I really had so much fun watching you scream and gasp everytime in s2 lol Much love ❤

[@anna-hv9sk]

im so happy that people like you with a platform are calling this out,, i hate it here

[@TylerOakley]

SAME

[@lb794]

This is such a psychologically interesting topic. The internet in general has done so much to the human psyche in my opinion. Imagine if it went away suddenly? What would life even be like? Can you imagine how you'd do most of your day to day tasks?

[@xochitlmoreno2575]

until there are regulations nothing will change on how we’re being influenced by the heads of the platforms we’re on but it’s always the best to be aware and make a change in yourself to “break the system” is the best way i can put it

[@lilliehokanson5517]

Omg I love your videos Tyler!! Like omg I’ll watch any content you make 😅🥰

[@preciousplayer94]

That was such a good documentary!!! Highly recommend! It def opened my eyes!

[@TylerOakley]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CutePinkPearl]

The social dilemma was really interesting to elevate the debate around social medias and data and raise awareness about its downfall but part of the problem with it, and they told it in the doc, is that technologies and people behind them will always be drawn to design them for profit. These algorithm seek efficiency in getting your time and attention because it's worth so much money. If you want more money coming, make it more efficient and sell people's time to the most offering. I mean whatever law or social movement couldn't solve it as long as we are not tackling the capitalistic scheme we are trapped in. We all are trapped into a cycle where we work to get money and earn because the time we are putting into this process is worth money and that's labor force. This whole system was designed to profit over other people's back to escape the suffering of hard work and earn even more. We can believe that social media's consequences are mistakes made by 20 ingeneers that got overwhelmed or accept that they are validating this system by making it easier to earn with a platform. It's easy to come clean saying "we made a mistake, people should raise their voices' when you built it and you did nothing when it was too late. They should have talked more about the process of making the internet a profitable place.

[@JackieWarner13]

Poor MySpace wasn't invited to party again. Adding doco to the list. I watched Paris Hilton's doco couple days ago I'd suggest people go watch that you learn a lot about her/her brand. It's very sad too