''Seven Digital Deadly Sins'' is a 2014

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, produced by the

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(NFB) and ''

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'', which explores online behaviour according to the traditional

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. It features video confessions by such artists and celebrities as Newfoundland comedian Mary Walsh, Billy Bragg, novelist

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, comic Josie Long, musician Bill Bailey and writer

Jon Ronson Jon Ronson (born 10 May 1967) is a British-American journalist, author, and filmmaker whose works include '' Them: Adventures with Extremists'' (2001), ''The Men Who Stare at Goats'' (2004), and ''The Psychopath Test'' (2011). He has been desc ...

. The interactive site also allows users to absolve or condemn various digital "sins" of the day. The site was created in collaboration with

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and produced for the NFB by its Digital Studio in Vancouver, with

Loc Dao Loc Dao is a Canadian digital media creator who is the chief digital officer (CDO) of the National Film Board of Canada. Dao was named CDO in March 2016, after serving as executive producer and creative technologist for the NFB English-language ...

as executive producer. ''Seven Digital Deadly Sins'' received three People's Voice Awards, chosen by the public online, at the 2015 Webby Awards.

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External links

National Film Board of Canada official website''The Guardian'' official websiteNFB blog post
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