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Inside the Facebook job that left one moderator with PTSD

Facebook relies on thousands of content moderators to scrub graphic posts from the platform, including child abuse imagery, ...
AOL

Former YouTube content moderator describes horrors of the job in new lawsuit

A former YouTube moderator sued YouTube on Monday, accusing it of failing to protect workers who have to catch and remove violent videos posted to the site. The suit says the plaintiff was required to ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

Following content moderation job cuts at Facebook’s former partner Sama, over Kenyan 200 workers are struggling with bills and emotional trauma

“The former content moderators say they have been trapped in a difficult situation. In addition to losing their income, many told Rest of World they’re dealing with mental health issues resulting from ...
Reuters

Spanish court rules Facebook moderator suffered work-related mental trauma

BARCELONA/MADRID, Jan 18 (Reuters) - A Spanish court has ruled a former Facebook moderator's mental health was damaged by his work reviewing graphic content such as beheadings, in a case that could ...
Reuters

Respect African content moderators, says Facebook whistleblower

JOHANNESBURG, May 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The first video Daniel Motaung had to watch while working as a Facebook content moderator in Kenya was of a beheading. After just six months in the ...