A profound look behind the shrouded universe of Internet. When we share something on the web we don't know whether it's still there or no. In all actuality there are organizations whose activity is to evacuate things that they don't care for, for example, viciousness, sex entertainment and political substance. In this narrative film we pursues five from those individuals who work in this field.
Critics Of "The Cleaners (Im Schatten der Netzwelt)"
RogerEbert.com
February 06, 2018
The Cleaners prevails most by shining a light on those whose existence has all but been erased by a flawed system, all so that everyone else can still be heard on social media.
The line between responsible oversight and outright censorship on the internet is explored in great detail in this absorbing German documentary...A terrific documentary, timely and more than a little frightening.
You'll learn more about Facebook's devastating relationship to the Myanmar genocide of the Rohingya Muslims in the 88 minutes of this incredibly timely German documentary than you will from four hours of Apple News bits, bites and bobs.
Filmmakers Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck reveal a hidden view of the withering, worrying power of behemoth social media platforms with this documentary about the online clean-up crews who endlessly decide between deleting or ignoring disputed content.
Asking more questions than it answers and playing out like a thriller, The Cleaners takes us into a dark and disquieting world of social media policing.