ResearchBuzz: FirehoseArs Technica: Mods react as Reddit kicks some of them out again: “This will break the site”. “A recent post on the r/modnews subreddit announced plans for new restrictions on how many subreddits users can moderate. Those who currently don’t meet those restrictions will be asked to leave their post(s) or seek an exemption(s).”
Steve Dustcircle 🌹The people who clean up your #TikTok feed are starting to #fightback
#Contentmoderators say they’re exposed to #graphicviolence, #psychologicaltrauma, and #unionbusting tactics, and now a larger #movement is brewing.
Jazzynupe'Kiss Our A$$'! Roland SLAMS Mark Zukerberg, Meta For KILLING DEI Programs - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avjxizTto_A&ab_channel=RolandS.Martin
#RolandMartin #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BlackStarNetwork #Facebook #Meta #ContentModerators #DEI #RacialPolitics #Threads #Instagram #BlackTwitter #BlackMastodon #BlackThreads #BlackFediverse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avjxizTto_A&ab_channel=RolandS.Martin
#RolandMartin #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BlackStarNetwork #Facebook #Meta #ContentModerators #DEI #RacialPolitics #Threads #Instagram #BlackTwitter #BlackMastodon #BlackThreads #BlackFediverse
'Kiss Our A$$'! Roland SLAMS Mark Zukerberg, Meta For KILLING DEI Programs
FAU @ Chaos EventsOft wird die #ITBranche als verhältnismäßig privilegiert dargestellt.
Sogenannte #DatenarbeiterInnen, wie zum Beispiel #ContentModerators die in Subunternehmen in Deutschland im Auftrag von #Meta / #Facebook arbeiten, entwickeln durch die Arbeit massive #PsychischeProbleme.
Das Projekt der @data.workers.inquiry deckt in einer Podcast-Episode (deutsch+englische Untertitel) die belastenden #Arbeitsbedinungen auf.
https://peertube.dair-institute.org/w/2eUfw5zMRvFuKYZDpSaWm4
Precarious Working Conditions in Content Moderation and their Consequences for Workers
Kevin Karhan 
@munin nodds in agreement...
Kinda like how #CloudFlare got a knock on their door by @BNetzA for having violated registration requirements as a #telco.
I mean, people who sell Apps to customers in the USA also have to file for that and in Germany it's mandatory per law to name a natural person representing the website and being liable for it's contents.
- Just because it is rarely found out and subsequently prosecuted doesn't mean it's not applying.
Also #Musk firing #ContentModerators in #Germany without proper #notice and mandatory #severance is also currently in the courts, alongside refusal to process #Reports in a timely manner...
Robert W. GehlI guess a basic question is: how many people are employed by #Bluesky? The reporting I've seen indicates it's about 20, but it's a few months old.
How many of them are #ContentModerators? Or are they farming out moderation to other firms, like #Facebook does?
Or are they just hoping users flag all the things?
elyGraphic and disturbing media.
How are people processing such material? What protections might be put in place to protect people from vicarious trauma and other harms, and what is the ultimate benefit of doing this work?
Excellent interview by Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix @techpolicypress and authors Alexa Koenig @techlass and Andrea Lampros
#trauma #moderation #PTSS #droneoperator #contentmoderators #
Johnhttps://labour.ie/news/2023/09/13/shameful-conditions-of-content-moderators-must-be-regulated/
#ContentModerators prohibited from joining #union; #NDAs prevent discussion with families, #unions
#ContentModerator #ContentModeration #NDA #HSA #SCA #Ireland #outsourcing #capitalism #exploitation #trauma #ClassWar
Shameful conditions of content moderators must be regulated - The Labour Party
Government must enact robust legislation to protect these workers Labour workers’ rights spokesperson Marie Sherlock welcomed the news that the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and the State Claims Agency (SCA) has stepped up and issued guidelines on occupational exposure to sensitive content in the workplace. However, Senator Sherlock said that legislation is vital and...
#ContentModerators for #Facebook win vital case against #employers for maltreatment
Facebook moderator fired by #contractor for organising against #HumanTrafficking, deceptive hiring, #ForcedLabour, #UnionBusting. Moderators staged #Sit-In. Court finds Facebook is true #employer, orders #BackWages.
#Meta #capitalism #union #UnionStrong #strike #IndustrialAction #Kenya
Content Moderators for Facebook win vital case against employers for maltreatment
Sama AI a company who moderates content for Facebook has been embroiled in a 4 year case against it’s employees after they were accused of myriad law violations. Last month Nairobi’s employment court ruled in the employees favour.
Norobiik @"My first video, it was a man committing suicide... there was a two- or three-year-old kid playing next to him. After the guy hanged himself, after about two minutes, the child notices something is wrong," said the 30-year-old South African, recalling the youngster's heartwrenching response.
'No job for humans': the harrowing work of #ContentModerators in #Kenya | #Meta #Facebook
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230621-no-job-for-humans-the-harrowing-work-of-content-moderators-in-kenya