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Title:
The Cleaners [digital video].
Publication Date:
2018
2019
Publication Information:
Blue Ice Docs, 2018.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (89 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Abstract:
Enter a hidden third world shadow industry of digital cleaning, where the Internet rids itself of what it doesn‘t like. Here we meet five “digital scavengers” among thousands of people outsourced from Silicon Valley whose job is to delete “inappropriate” content 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. Yet underneath their work lie profound questions around what makes an image art or propaganda and what defines journalism. Where exactly is the point of balance for social media to be neither an unlegislated space nor a forum rife with censorship? Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema - Documentary at the 2018 **Sundance Film Festival**. *"Equal parts fascinating and frightening."* - Bruce DeMara, ***The Toronto Star***
General Note:
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Technical Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Genre:
Language:
English
Additional Language:
In English
Electronic Access:
Access immediately on Kanopy