You Can’t Watch This

May 15, 2019

0h 51m

★ 7.5

Overview

Peer through the lens of a high profile political dissident, banished from the online world. After introducing the viewer to each of the five characters, the film recounts how each individual then came to lose their access to social media and the affect it had on them at the time, and since the event. With their stories told, they present the broader issues raised by their media de-platforming and what they foresee in their future in media and the whole of Western Culture at-large.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

Self

Alex E. Jones

Self

Gavin McInnes

Self

Paul Joseph Watson

Self

Laura Loomer

Self

Tommy Robinson

Self

Harrison H. Smith

LIKE is an IndieFlix Original documentary that explores the impact of social media on our lives and the effects of technology on the brain. The goal of the film is to inspire us to self-regulate. Social media is a tool and social platforms are a place to connect, share, and care … but is that what's really happening?

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