Official Trailer for 'Can't Look Away' Doc on Dangers of Social Media

"Our children are the casualties." Jolt Film, in partnership with Bloomberg, revealed an official trailer for a documentary film titled Can't Look Away, arriving for streaming to watch (online or in theaters) in April. The actual title is Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media – inspired by Olivia Carville's reporting on child safety online & social media for Bloomberg News / Businessweek. "We all have a sense that social media is vaguely bad for kids – we thought so too. But making this has revealed the full extent of the harm." The film exposes the real-world consequences of dangerous social media algorithms that exploit & endanger vulnerable young users. "This isn't just a tech problem – it's a full-blown public health disaster, and we're only beginning to grasp the consequences." Yep. This isn't the first doc about social media being harmful - Jeff Orlowski made the doc film The Social Dilemma a few years ago, and it's on Netflix now, but not that many people watched it. And sadly most people don't really want to have the tough conversation about how harmful social media really is, and not just for kids, but for all of society. We're all […]

Mar 21, 2025 - 19:50

Official Trailer for 'Can't Look Away' Doc on Dangers of Social Media

"Our children are the casualties." Jolt Film, in partnership with Bloomberg, revealed an official trailer for a documentary film titled Can't Look Away, arriving for streaming to watch (online or in theaters) in April. The actual title is Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media – inspired by Olivia Carville's reporting on child safety online & social media for Bloomberg News / Businessweek. "We all have a sense that social media is vaguely bad for kids – we thought so too. But making this has revealed the full extent of the harm." The film exposes the real-world consequences of dangerous social media algorithms that exploit & endanger vulnerable young users. "This isn't just a tech problem – it's a full-blown public health disaster, and we're only beginning to grasp the consequences." Yep. This isn't the first doc about social media being harmful - Jeff Orlowski made the doc film The Social Dilemma a few years ago, and it's on Netflix now, but not that many people watched it. And sadly most people don't really want to have the tough conversation about how harmful social media really is, and not just for kids, but for all of society. We're all addicted to it. // Continue Reading ›