Tik-Tok moderator was make crazy with real content
The Verge (
https://bit.ly/3sOfMDc) reported that a TikTok content
moderator named Candie Frazier has filed a class-action lawsuit
in the California Central District Court alleging that TikTok-owner
ByteDance and its contractors "failed to meet industry standards
intended to mitigate the harms of content moderation. These include
offering moderators more frequent breaks, psychological support,
and technical safeguards like blurring or reducing the resolution
of videos. TikTok and its contractors closely monitor the time
moderators spend moderating videos, effectively forcing workers
to keep their eyes on an overwhelming orgy of debauchery for long
hours with few breaks.
Frazier claims in her suit that she has screened videos involving
freakish cannibalism, crushed heads, school shootings, suicides,
and even a fatal fall from a building, complete with audio. Content
moderators are critical to helping some of the world's most
profitable companies continue to stay in business.
Frazier's lawsuit was filed by the Cali-based Joseph Saveri Law
Firm, which previously filed a similar lawsuit back in 2018 against
Facebook on behalf of moderators. That case resulted in a $52M
settlement paid by the social media giant. So, it looks like Frazier
has picked well.