Trevin Brownie’s first day as a content moderator for Facebook is etched in his memory, working out of a subcontractor’s nondescript office in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. “My first video, it was a man ...
You’re reading Shifts, an illustrated history of the future of work. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Alberto Cuadra worked as a content moderator at a video-streaming platform for just under a year, ...
TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees worldwide, with some particularly deep cuts to its content moderation team. According to Reuters, TikTok will be focusing on AI-powered content moderation ...
Social media companies have slashed hundreds of content moderation jobs during the ongoing wave of tech layoffs, stoking fears among industry workers and online safety advocates that major platforms ...
Facebook relies on thousands of content moderators to scrub graphic posts from the platform, including child abuse imagery, violence, and self-harm content. In this anonymous interview, a former ...
More than 180 one-time content moderators in Africa are suing Facebook’s parent company for harm they suffered in the role – Copyright AFP JOEL SAGET Trevin ...