About 190 Kenyans who have been contracted for moderating duties at Facebook are suing its parent company, Meta, with more than 140 being diagnosed with “severe PTSD” and other mental health disorders due to the work, according to a report. 

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Former social media content moderator shares the 'traumatising' things they saw while in the job

About 190 Kenyans who have been contracted for moderating duties at Facebook are suing its parent company, Meta, with more than 140 being diagnosed with “severe PTSD” and other mental health disorders due to the work, according to a report. The moderators, who work 8-10 hours a day and are paid a fraction of what moderators in the United States are paid, were contracted to check posts and photos for content that violates Facebook’s terms of serv…

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Over 100 Kenyans sue Meta over practices that caused 'severe PTSD'

Former Facebook content moderators are breaking their silence and telling the horrific things they were forced to see while working.

Foști moderatori de conținut de la Facebook rup tăcerea și povestesc lucrurile îngrozitoare pe care au fost forțați să le vadă atunci când lucrau.

Moderatorii Facebook trec prin momente de groază. Imaginile pe care sunt obligați să le vadă le provoacă traume și depresie: „Nu e o muncă pentru oameni”

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Facebook moderators are going through a terrifying time. The images they are forced to see are causing them trauma and depression: "It's not a job for people"

More than 140 Facebook content moderators employed at a facility in Kenya have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and major depression, and have consequently decided to sue the company Meta.

Peste 140 de moderatori de conţinut Facebook angajaţi într-o unitate din Kenya au fost diagnosticaţi cu tulburare de stres post-traumatic severă, cu anxietate generalizată şi depresie majoră, în consecinţă au decis să dea în judecată compania Meta..

Peste 140 de angajaţi Meta, diagnosticaţi cu depresie şi PTSD, după ce au fost nevoiţi să urmărească conţinut violent

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Over 140 Meta employees diagnosed with depression and PTSD after being forced to watch violent content

More than 140 people who work for Facebook as moderators have been diagnosed with severe PTSD and other illnesses. The conditions are harsh and the pay is poor.

U ponad 140 osób pracujących dla Facebooka w charakterze moderatorów, zdiagnozowano ciężki zespół stresu pourazowego i inne choroby. Warunki są ciężkie a wynagrodzenie marne.

Moderatorzy Facebooka nie wytrzymują pracy i makabrycznych treści. Jest pozew grupowy

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Facebook moderators can't stand the work and the gruesome content. There's a class action lawsuit

Former Facebook moderators in Africa are behind the complaint. Source: Unsplash A total of 185 former Facebook content moderators in Kenya have filed a lawsuit against Meta and contractor Samasource Kenya, revealing the devastating psychological impact of moderating content on social media.The Guardian case has exposed the precarious working conditions and severe trauma suffered by those leaking the most disturbing content on the Internet.Accord…

Ex moderadores de Facebook en África están tras la denuncia. 
Fuente: Unsplash     Un total de 185 ex moderadores de contenido de Facebook en Kenia han presentado una demanda contra Meta y el contratista Samasource Kenya, revelando el devastador impacto psicológico de moderar contenido en redes sociales.El caso publicado por The Guardian ha expuesto las condiciones laborales precarias y el trauma severo que sufren quienes filtran el contenido má…

Meta enfrenta demanda por cientos de moderadores de Facebook en Kenia diagnosticados con PTSD severo

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Meta faces demand for hundreds of Facebook moderators in Kenya diagnosed with severe PTSD

Due to the constant work with content about murder, suicide, sexual violence and terrorism, Kenyan Facebook moderators started PTSD

Через постійну роботу з контентом про вбивства, самогубства, сексуальне насильство і тероризм у кенійських модераторів Facebook почався ПТСР

У кенійських модераторів Facebook діагностували важкий ПТСР через контент зі вбивствами й тероризмом

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Kenyan Facebook Moderators Diagnosed with Severe PTSD Due to Murder and Terrorism Content

A former Facebook moderator has opened up about difficult content they viewed while in the job, admitting it was 'traumatising' at times.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, and its local agents are facing a class action lawsuit in Kenya seeking Sh25.9 billion in compensation. The case involves 185 former Facebook content moderators who allege severe mental health challenges and unfair labour practices stemming from their work.   In documents filed at the Employment and Labour Relations Court, the moderators claim exposure to graphic content, including terrorism, child abuse, an…

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Former Facebook Moderators in Kenya Sue Over Mental Health

Depression, anxiety disorders, trauma: More than 140 former content moderators have been diagnosed with serious post-traumatic stress disorders as a result of their work. In Kenya, they are suing their former employers, the platform group Meta and the outsourcing company Sama. A legal case brought by former moderators against Facebook in Kenya has been ongoing for almost two years - released in a public domain-like manner by unsplash.com Barefoo…

Depression, Angststörungen, Traumata: Bei mehr als 140 ehemaligen Content-Moderator:innen wurden schwere Folgeschäden ihrer Arbeit festgestellt. In Kenia verklagen sie ihre ehemaligen Arbeitgeber, den Plattformkonzern Meta und die Outsourcing-Firma Sama. Seit bald zwei Jahren läuft ein Gerichtsverfahren ehemaliger Moderator:innen gegen Facebook in Kenia    –   Gemeinfrei-ähnlich freigegeben durch unsplash.com Barefoot CommunicationsIm Gerichtsve…

Facebook: Moderator:innen leiden unter schweren psychischen Erkrankungen

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Facebook: Moderators suffer from severe mental illnesses

More than 140 former Facebook content moderators have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, caused by exposure to content posted by users of the social network, reports The...

Peste 140 de foști moderatori de conținut Facebook au fost diagnosticați cu tulburări grave de stres posttraumatic, PTSD, cauzate de expunerea la conținutul postat de utilizatorii rețelei sociale, relatează The...

Over 100 Kenyans sue Meta over practices that caused 'severe PTSD'

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