As a result of the case, every content moderator who worked for Facebook from 2015 through now will receive at least $1,000. In addition, any worker who has a diagnosis of PTSD from work is eligible to receive up to $50,000 in damages. ADFacebook and other social media giants have significantly ramped up their global workforce of content moderators in response to widespread abuse by Russian operatives, drug peddlers and other users. Within Facebook, the treatment of content moderators is a subject of debate, and moderators have used Facebook’s internal chat rooms to raise complaints. In a company-arranged interview with Austin-based moderators last year, a trainer told The Post the job does cause PTSD.

Source: Washington Post May 12, 2020 21:04 UTC