Images Out of Sight: Some Remarks on Moderating Online Content

The article is an attempt to reflect on the issue of content moderation on the Internet, in particular, visual content. The author refers to the book “Algorithms of Oppression,” in which Safiya Umoja Noble describes oppressive discrimination systems functioning within the network, as well as two narratives describing the work of the so-called content moderators – artistic installation “Dark Content” and documentary “The Cleaners.” The author asks about the ways of the existence of a digital image that has been removed from the web, raises the issue of its non-presence, and also reflects on the place of power and supervision in the ontology of digital visuality.