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Over 4.75 billion posts are shared on <an unnamed major social media network> each day.

Curating this volume of content is no easy task.

While many people assume algorithms do everything now,  social media companies actually hire contractors to review flagged content and decide whether to ignore or delete.

That means everything you report gets looked at by a real human being.

Likely a human  being from a newly industrialized nation who is paid a couple of US dollars an hour to look at thousands of potentially traumatizing images.

In Sentry, you play as one of these human beings -- a social media content moderator.

How many days can you last before you're fired for filing too many incorrect reports? How many images of exploited children and beheadings can you endure before you can't take it any longer?

For more information on the true stories that inspired this game, listen to the August 17, 2018 episode of Radiolab, "Post No Evil":
https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/post-no-evil

Content Warning: this game contains abstracted images and descriptions depicting a wide range of potentially traumatic subject matter, such as war, animal abuse, and exploitation of children.  The game is also explicitly about exploitative labour practices.

I'm also acutely aware I'm writing outside my gender, race, and culture. I've tried to be as sensitive as possible and did a buttload of research, but the timeline of this gamejam prevented me from seeking out a thorough sensitivity read. If you have any feedback on things I've gotten wrong, let me know and I'll strive to edit and correct them.

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
AuthorCogsAndSpanners
GenreInteractive Fiction
TagsFemale Protagonist, ink, Narrative, Short, Slice Of Life, Text based
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsMouse, Touchscreen
AccessibilityColor-blind friendly, One button

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Wow!! Really commendable to see what can be achieved with just words. G'job

Got to 5 days. I may try for longer in the future. At first I tried to be good but got bored with that and saw that some people got further despite letting certain images through. For the rest of the playthroughs I deleted only the worst of the bad images and let some things through in a rebellious streak. I would also sometimes just not do chores to give me a break for my mental health. I think it's best if you only wake Dan once and try to sleep anyway for most of the game. I got fired in two playthroughs. I don't know if there's a way to get past 5 days. Thanks for making this!

I cant get any longer than four day

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lol I let a sex ad through. Ha ha

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Made it 4 days. In hindsight, am now pretty sure I mistakenly let a sex toy through. Excellent writing, great job!

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I'm glad i done have his job! Great efforts! :D