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Enter a hidden third world shadow industry of digital cleaning, where the Internet rids itself of what it doesn't like: violence, pornography, and political content. Here we meet five "digital scavengers" among thousands of people outsourced from Silicon Valley whose job is to delete...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Block, Hans, 1985- (Director), Riesewieck, Moritz, 1985- (Director), Beetz, Christian (Producer), Tschurtschenthaler, Georg (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Tel-Aviv, Israel : Cinephil, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Internet > Social aspects.
Internet > Political aspects.
Internet > Safety measures.
Information technology.
Social media.
Electronic data processing.
Internet > Security measures.
Internet > Aspect social.
Internet > Aspect politique.
Internet > Sécurité > Mesures.
Technologie de l'information.
Médias sociaux.
Electronic data processing
Information technology
Internet > Political aspects
Internet > Safety measures
Internet > Social aspects
Social media
documentary film.
Documentary films
Feature films
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Enter a hidden third world shadow industry of digital cleaning, where the Internet rids itself of what it doesn't like: violence, pornography, and political content. Here we meet five "digital scavengers" among thousands of people outsourced from Silicon Valley whose job is to delete "inappropriate" content off of the net. In a parallel struggle, we meet people around the globe whose lives are dramatically affected by online censorship. A typical "cleaner" must observe and rate thousands of often deeply disturbing images and videos every day, leading to lasting psychological impacts.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed June 15, 2020).
Originally produced as a documentary in 2018.
Physical Description:1 online resource (86 minutes)
Playing Time:01:25:41
Awards:Nominated, Sundance Film Festival, World Cinema - Documentary, 2018
Nominated, Adelaide Film Festival, Best Documentary, 2018
Won, German Directors Award Metropolis, Best Director Documentary, 2018
Nominated, Jerusalem Film Festival, Best Documentary, 2018
Won, Prix Europa, Documentary of the Year, 2018
Production Credits:Director of photography, Max Preiss, Axel Schneppat.