#FollowMe

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Director:Nicolaas Veul, Duco Coops
Length:50 minutes
Genre:Document

#FollowMe

#FollowMe; Nicolaas Veul,Duco Coops, 2018, versions: OR,SS, languages: eng, nld

Director: Nicolaas Veul, Duco Coops

Instagram has become a real business model where likes and followers have become currency. Does this create a shadow economy? What is real and what is fake? Can we fight the algorithm? And do we notice any of this while scrolling our feeds? Nicholas Veul examines the world of boost boys, bots, shout outs and paid comments from Russia. We welcome you to the Wild West of Instagram.#FollowMe is a cross-media study that can be followed on the account #FollowMe where Nicolas demonstrates, tries and discusses all the tips and tricks to gain popularity.

Length: 50 min

Year: 2018

Country of origin:

  • Netherlands

Language version:

OR - Original version (english, dutch)
SS - Slovak subtitles

Director: Nicolaas Veul, Duco Coops

Instagram has become a real business model where likes and followers have become currency. Does this create a shadow economy? What is real and what is fake? Can we fight the algorithm? And do we notice any of this while scrolling our feeds? Nicholas Veul examines the world of boost boys, bots, shout outs and paid comments from Russia. We welcome you to the Wild West of Instagram.#FollowMe is a cross-media study that can be followed on the account #FollowMe where Nicolas demonstrates, tries and discusses all the tips and tricks to gain popularity.

Year: 2018

Country of origin:

  • Netherlands

Language version:

OR - Original version (english, dutch)
SS - Slovak subtitles