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    The Great Hack

    2019 · Documentary · 2h 15m

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      • The premise: As a documentary, a thriller, and a screed, The Great Hack outlines in detail how social media sites such as Facebook and data firms such as Cambridge Analytica harvest and use people’s data to sell users things — including political candidates and agendas.
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  2. Jul 24, 2019 · The film explores how the defunct firm used data from Facebook and other sources to manipulate voters in political campaigns, such as the 2016 US election and Brexit. It features interviews with former employees, journalists and a media professor who sued for his data.

  3. Synopsis. Cast. Reception. See also. References. External links. The Great Hack is a 2019 documentary film about the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal, produced and directed by Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer, both previous documentary Academy Award nominees ( The Square, Control Room, Startup.com ).

  4. Jul 24, 2019 · A documentary about Cambridge Analytica, the data-mining firm that helped Trump's campaign, is too invested in believing that fake news is something we can regulate. The film blames data-mining and propaganda for Trump's victory, but ignores the role of liberal culture and media in creating the conditions for it.

  5. Jul 23, 2019 · A new documentary examines the ramifications when private companies harvest online information about us. David Carroll, who teaches media design at Parsons, has tried to use British laws to find ...

    • Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim
  6. Jul 24, 2019 · The Great Hack is a 2019 documentary that explores the roles of several affected persons in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a data breach that influenced elections and politics. The film features interviews with former employees, whistleblowers, journalists, and experts on the impact of social media and data manipulation.

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    • Documentary, Biography, History
    • Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim
    • 2019-07-24
  7. Jul 28, 2019 · A new film called "The Great Hack" delves into the backstory behind Cambridge Analytica, Facebook and the 2016 election. The film follows a group of people, each with a different relationship...

  8. Jul 25, 2019 · The premise: As a documentary, a thriller, and a screed, The Great Hack outlines in detail how social media sites such as Facebook and data firms such as Cambridge Analytica harvest and use...

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