Meta content moderator cuts over 2,000 jobs in Spain: union

The release plan was decided after the contract was canceled which linked Telus, service provider in the country, to the Meta group, owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp. End of the verification program...

More than 2,000 employees who moderated content for Facebook and Instagram in Spain will be granted by Telus International. The vast Val of concessions to an international company is also present in Romania. More than 2,000 employees have been unemployed for the first time in Romania TV.

According to the organisation, this social plan was decided after the cancellation of the contract between Telus and Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

In January, parent company Meta announced that it would be less strict about what people post on Facebook and Instagram. According to Spanish unions, this will cost the jobs of over 2,000 people who were involved in this. They do not work for Meta itself, but for a Canadian company, Telus, which checks posts in various languages for Meta in Barcelona. Last month, it was announced that Meta no longer wants to use Telus' services. In Barcelona, Du…

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