Manila stories_chasing ghosts on social media
The images shared in «Manila stories_chasing ghosts on social media» consist mainly of collages made from Lauren Huret’s photographic archives, enhanced with texts, gifs and effects from different applications. Most importantly, the videos take a closer look at how social media companies manage issues of censorship, problematic content and underpaid outsourced work, called «Potemkin AI» or «heteromation» – work that is supposed to be done by sophisticated software when in reality these tasks are done by humans.
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![«Manila stories» by Lauren Huret. 15 minutes video loop, 4k, 2018. Courtesy Roehrs&Boetsch.](/site/assets/files/3236/zhdk-yjxwtuie.1600x0.jpg 1600w,
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![«Manila stories» by Lauren Huret. 15 minutes video loop, 4k, 2018. Courtesy Roehrs&Boetsch.](/site/assets/files/3236/zhdk-xqj0mmhz.1600x0.jpg 1600w,
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