New Yorker article, “The Family That Built an Empire of Pain” and Barry Meier’s book, “Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America’s Opioid Epidemic.” It retells the opioid crisis from several different perspectives, including billionaire Richard Sackler (Broderick) and his team at Purdue Pharma (Sackler has denied responsibility for the crisis); Edie Flowers (Uzo Aduba), a lawyer working for the US attorney’s office in Roanoke who’s investigating the drug OxyContin; Glen Kryger (Taylor Kitsch), a family man with a small business who gets hooked on OxyContin after he’s injured at work; and Shannon Shaeffer (West Duchovony), a new recruit to the Purdue sales team who begins having doubts. “Back in 2003, I was working at the New York Times and we got a tip that there was this new drug called OxyContin that was running wild on the streets of all these small towns,” Meier, a consulting producer on the show, told The Post.
Alex Winter’s ‘The YouTube Effect’ Takes a Tough Look at Everyone’s Favorite Cat-Video Platform
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Brent Lang Executive Editor Most people know that social media has become a cesspool of disinformation, a digital hydra that feeds off toxicity and conspiracy theories. But somehow YouTube, the second-most-popular site in the world, has avoided the scrutiny that’s come Twitter and Facebook’s way. “The YouTube Effect,” a new documentary from Alex Winter, could change that. It takes a tough look at the role that the Google-owned service played in everything from the Jan. 6 riot to the 2019 New Zealand mosque shooting by promoting election denialism and white supremacy. “People don’t know that YouTube and Google are the biggest purveyors of disinformation,” Winter says. “One reason is people don’t understand what YouTube is. Is it just a place to watch cat videos, or is it something else? And the second reason you hear about it less is because Google is so deep-pocketed that it has some of the strongest lobbyists in the world working for them. That’s made them less likely to be legislated against.”
“The YouTube Effect” argues that the most polarizing and provocative content tends to get the widest viewership. Since the platform is ad-based, creators are rewarded for espousing fringe views. Plus, the lo-fi quality of some videos lends them a greater sense of authenticity. “There’s something about using a webcam and the false sense of intimacy and proximity it conveys that works incredibly powerfully on the brain,” Winter says. “It gives these creators an amazing amount of power.” And Winter thinks that Google hasn’t done enough to deplatform its most dangerous voices. The reason, he says, is money: “If they take some of these people off YouTube or they change the ad model, it will cut into profits.” In making his film,
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As of last year, over a million people have died of opioid overdoses in the United States. The central culprits, as outlined in Netflix’s latest miniseries, “Painkiller,” are Purdue Pharma and the “non-addictive” prescription drug they marketed to anyone with a pulse and a toothache: OxyContin.
Syrup Nails Are the Latest Mani Trend Taking Off on TikTok
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Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Talks Staying Sober While Filming 'Jersey Shore: Family Vacation'
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‘The Masked Singer’ Season 10 First Look Includes Donut, Hawk Costumes and a ‘Rumble’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Apparently “The Rumble” is coming to “The Masked Singer” this season. Fox is taking the wraps off of the latest edition of the hit reality competition series, teasing the landmark 10th season with a first promo tonight — as well as a look at the first round of costumes. Variety has an exclusive look, above, of the Donut and the Hawk.
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian revealed that they are expecting another girl
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Get the Love Island finalist's makeup looks with four products under £24
Love Island is officially over for another series, and Jess Harding, Whitney Adebayo, Ella Thomas and Molly Marsh all made it to the final last night, with Jess ultimately being crowned the winner after coupling up with Sammy Root. Although there was still plenty of drama, the final episode was all about the contestants getting glammed up and attending the villa’s Love Island prom, before donning their final head-turning looks of the season to await the results of the public vote.
The ‘Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test’ Season 2 Cast Is Insane: Watch the 1st Teaser
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Oscar-Qualifying LA Shorts Film Festival Crowns ‘Nowhere,’ ‘The Noble Guardian,’ ‘It Takes A Village…’ And More
A select group of films has qualified for Academy Award consideration after winning prizes at the 27th LA Shorts Film Festival, the longest-running shorts festival in the movie capital.
Frontieres Prizes: ’Freya,’ ‘Alligator,’ ‘In the Heart of the South,’ ’Animal Realm’ Take Awards
Marta Balaga Montreal’s Frontières, the industry arm of Canada’s Fantasia Film Festival, has announced its winners. In the official selection, “Freya” proved unbeatable, taking home the Post-Production Award by PurpleDOG Post worth CAD$10,000 ($7,576). The same award – and CAD$5,000 ($3,788) – was also given to Forum’s “In the Heart of the South” and Genre Film Lab’s “Alligator.” The Pitch Deck Award, offered by The Film Deck, went to “Animal Realm,” presented in the Shorts to Features section.
10 Scottish hit songs from the 1990s that will take you back in time
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'When Calls The Heart' Season 10 Full Cast List: Over 15 Fan Favorite Stars Returning, Plus One New Addition!
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Man City tour diary - day four: De Bruyne draws the crowds as Bernardo takes drastic heat action
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Emily Blunt Reveals the Steps You Should Take While Preparing to Film a Kiss With Another Actor
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Kim Kardashian is unrecognizable in creepy ‘American Horror Story: Delicate’ video
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Kim Kardashian Is Unrecognizable in 1st Look at ‘American Horror Story: Delicate’
Kim Kardashian is rocking the American Horror Story vibe in the first look at her highly anticipated role in season 12.