‘It scars you’: Facebook workers claim brutal videos caused trauma
www.euronews.com
More than 20% of the staff Meta hired to check the violent content of Facebook and Instagram are on sick leave due to psychological trauma.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/7063266

‘It scars you for life’: Workers sue Meta claiming viewing brutal videos caused psychological trauma::More than 20% of the staff Meta hired to check the violent content of Facebook and Instagram are on sick leave due to psychological trauma.

  • Maeve@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    I’d make it until the first messed up video. These employees were required to watch 300-500 daily.

    • bloopernova@programming.devEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I would hope that those videos were ones that got past automated filters.

      Which is horrific to me. Who is posting that shit and why are there so many of them?!

      • spacecowboy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        11 months ago

        You see all the bad stuff happening around the world?! That’s people doing that stuff. People can be horrible creatures.