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Facebook to Pay $52m to Moderators Over PTSD

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday May 13 2020, @09:54AM   Printer-friendly
from the stressed-out-so-you-don't-have-to-be dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:

Facebook to pay $52m to moderators over PTSD:

Facebook has agreed to pay $52m (£42m) to content moderators as compensation for mental health issues developed on the job.

The agreement settles a class-action lawsuit brought by the moderators, as first reported by The Verge.

Facebook said it is using both humans and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect posts that violate policies.

The social media giant has increased its use of AI to remove harmful content during the coronavirus lockdown.

In 2018, a group of US moderators hired by third-party companies to review content sued Facebook for failing to create a safe work environment.

The moderators alleged that reviewing violent and graphic images - sometimes of rape and suicide - for the social network had led to them developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The agreement, filed in court in California on Friday, settles that lawsuit. A judge is expected to sign off on the deal later this year.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 13 2020, @03:38PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 13 2020, @03:38PM (#993806)

    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51954968 [bbc.com]

    Facebook has approximately 15,000 content moderators in the US, who are hired by third-party contracting companies.

    So it's a shit job with shittier pay. You can't even say you forked for Facebook because your work was for "Findaperv inc" or "pedohunters Ltd"

  • (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Wednesday May 13 2020, @06:38PM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Wednesday May 13 2020, @06:38PM (#993878) Homepage

    Sure you can. In the resume entry you can prepend "Facebook Contractor - " or append "(Facebook Contractor)" to the company name, then put "Facebook" in all the bullet points related to the gig.

    It never ceases to amaze me how rigid and old-fashioned people's approach to work is. OH MY GOD, I left on bad terms with an employer, like that never fucking happens EVER! HOW AM I GONNA GET HIRED NOW? Oh MY GOD, I'LL NEVER FIND A JOB because I DON'T ALREADY HAVE ONE!

    If this were back in the day when employers actually trained their employees and paid them well, then sure. But nowadays, they fuck me, I fuck them and get another gig (or collect unemployment during a coronavirus) like nothing happened.