Silicon Valley’s Online Slave Market (2019)

In this eye-opening documentary, Silicon Valley’s Online Slave Market, directed by Jess Kelly, the dark underbelly of modern technology and its impact on human lives is exposed.

The film sheds light on the disturbing reality of an illegal online slave market facilitated by tech giants such as Google, Apple, and Facebook-owned Instagram.

The heart of the investigation lies in Kuwait City, where the story of ‘Fatou’ unfolds. Fatou, a domestic worker from Guinea, West Africa, becomes a victim of this insidious market.

The documentary dives into the mechanisms that enable this exploitation: the approval and provision of apps by Silicon Valley companies that allow the buying and selling of workers in the Gulf.

Through undercover reporting, the film reveals how these platforms inadvertently contribute to the commodification of human beings.

Workers, often vulnerable and desperate, are traded like commodities, their rights and dignity stripped away. The documentary confronts uncomfortable truths about the complicity of technology giants in perpetuating modern slavery.

As viewers, we are confronted with the reality that our everyday digital interactions can have far-reaching consequences.

The film serves as a wake-up call, urging us to question the ethical implications of our technological choices. It challenges us to demand accountability from the very companies that shape our digital landscape.

Silicon Valley’s Online Slave Market is a powerful exposé that forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about the intersection of technology, human rights, and corporate responsibility. It serves as a call to action, urging us to use our collective voice to dismantle systems that perpetuate exploitation and injustice.