Former Facebook content moderators are speaking out about their working conditions in the United States for the first time ever. The Verge traveled to Tampa, …
44 Responses
Have you worked as a content moderator? We’d like to hear your experiences, especially if you have worked for Google, YouTube, or Twitter. Email Casey Newton at casey@theverge.com, or message him on Twitter @caseynewton.
Worthless Facebook people who decided to hire normal people for the job. What a cowardly thing to do smacking them with a silence contract. They should have hired high functioning psychopaths for this task, NOT normal empathetically wired people. What a mess!
Smh I’ve seen a lot in life in real life.. I could probably do this job with no problem.. these people aren’t built for things like this. They need to be upfront with them and tell them what they will be seeing that’s ridiculous.
Only a fool would have faith in mankind and think they can change the world. My depression stems from the acute realisation that mankind is a cancer the entire planet would be better off without
E claro que essas pessoas vão excluir qualquer post de humor negro, imagino os posts zoando gordo, a vontade deles é banirem mas tem que excluir a postagem. No fim são só pessoas dizendo o que você pode ou não fazer, até pq o Facebook é uma empresa privada.
Ngl personally don’t see why they should be taken down, let people see what the real world is like if no one sees how people really are then nothing will change. Personally videos like this don’t effect me either
is it possible to apply ? im not in the US But how do you apply ? I have tried searching " content moderator " on the hiring page. This job is not for the faint hearted and you gotta have nerves of steal for this job. I just wanna say thanks for your service, the content moderators should get some type of physiological help or something to detox their brain
obviously this comment section has been heavily censored as to only include positive, supportive comments about this video and the people in it. it is this very censorship that produces weak, thin skinned losers like these who can't handle ANYTHING unpleasant in life. THAT is the real issue here but everyone missed it.
Ooooh ok. Facebook is insidiously resourceful. I see now that they employ mostly socially worthless/low-value landwhales because it doesn't matter in the larger picture if they end up suiciding. No one will notice or care if the 500 lb recluse that lived 3 houses down stops coming outside, but if normal human neighbors start disappearing it could cause a big outcry.
The reason it has taken so long for this to be put into the limelight is specifically because of the kind of person that they have been hiring for these positions.
I am sympathetic to their plight but A SWEAT SHOP IN AMERICA? LOL!!! 6 hours of work a day and paying $15 an hour is NOT a sweat shop. Again I am not saying this is ok at all, but honestly… A sweat shop… xD
Have you worked as a content moderator? We’d like to hear your experiences, especially if you have worked for Google, YouTube, or Twitter. Email Casey Newton at casey@theverge.com, or message him on Twitter @caseynewton.
Worthless Facebook people who decided to hire normal people for the job. What a cowardly thing to do smacking them with a silence contract. They should have hired high functioning psychopaths for this task, NOT normal empathetically wired people. What a mess!
Somebody just know how they get this kind of job?
silence of the iguana's
There are tough jobs in this world. If you don't want people to have to perform this job, stop using Facebook.
Modern day janitors…
the world's a big scary place, dont blame the platform, blame the posters
ban facebook.
Thank you Verge. This was really hard to watch but news that needs to be told, and your reporter/interviewer did great work. Thank you Casey Newton.
The Verge is getting better with their investigative journalism stuff! I like! Keep up the good work Casey!
Facebook is a deeply corrosive influence on our society. They're easily the worst of the bunch.
Thank YOU to the moderators/digital cleaners. You do make a difference. What you do, keeps our children safe
haha ive seen that video with the pigs!! on best gore!
Nudes= Ban in 5 sec.
Violence against humans / animals = allowed. Seriously?
I have never heard the most BS in my whole life from these 3, they are obviously being paid to tell lies to further somebody's cause against FB, Loool
Do one on amazon it’s very similar besides seeing all the gore it’s about the same.. pleas come to amazon in ruskin🙂
Smh I’ve seen a lot in life in real life.. I could probably do this job with no problem.. these people aren’t built for things like this. They need to be upfront with them and tell them what they will be seeing that’s ridiculous.
Only a fool would have faith in mankind and think they can change the world. My depression stems from the acute realisation that mankind is a cancer the entire planet would be better off without
I mean this was pretty moving, but how am I supposed to trust anything from a publicly stained media outlet?
They're well fed!
You need to be a cold hearted sum bish and dead on the inside like myself to do that job. There's plenty of us types
I do this job in Casablanca for 2$/h. Not 15$ … We got ripped off hahah
Let me guess facebook contractor is run by management from a third world country with a large cheap labor workers pool
This would make a great onion video idea, the possibilities are endless.
I have been on Facebook since 2017 and I never had a problem with it
So where do I sign up for the job
E claro que essas pessoas vão excluir qualquer post de humor negro, imagino os posts zoando gordo, a vontade deles é banirem mas tem que excluir a postagem.
No fim são só pessoas dizendo o que você pode ou não fazer, até pq o Facebook é uma empresa privada.
Ngl personally don’t see why they should be taken down, let people see what the real world is like if no one sees how people really are then nothing will change. Personally videos like this don’t effect me either
Facebook is a monster & must be broken up, & send mark fuckerberg to jail
"i think about all the animals all the time"
-every vegan ever
I found my job
is it possible to apply ? im not in the US
But how do you apply ? I have tried searching " content moderator " on the hiring page. This job is not for the faint hearted and you gotta have nerves of steal for this job. I just wanna say thanks for your service, the content moderators should get some type of physiological help or something to detox their brain
i'm traumatized just listening to this :'(
get over it, dont like your job change it
Exactly how I expected them to look lmfao
obviously this comment section has been heavily censored as to only include positive, supportive comments about this video and the people in it. it is this very censorship that produces weak, thin skinned losers like these who can't handle ANYTHING unpleasant in life. THAT is the real issue here but everyone missed it.
These people are weak, I'd do this easily.
Is it coincidence that the three subjects you featured are all homosexual?
Ooooh ok. Facebook is insidiously resourceful. I see now that they employ mostly socially worthless/low-value landwhales because it doesn't matter in the larger picture if they end up suiciding. No one will notice or care if the 500 lb recluse that lived 3 houses down stops coming outside, but if normal human neighbors start disappearing it could cause a big outcry.
The reason it has taken so long for this to be put into the limelight is specifically because of the kind of person that they have been hiring for these positions.
Them sissoring would be like the jaws of life opening and closing.
WOLOLOLOLOL OFC, OFC xD
Everytime i get blocked, i come here to laugh at this video, so, LMAO.
Why isn't any body bringing this out so somebody can step in its hard enough yaw seen all this and live with it
I am sympathetic to their plight but A SWEAT SHOP IN AMERICA? LOL!!! 6 hours of work a day and paying $15 an hour is NOT a sweat shop. Again I am not saying this is ok at all, but honestly… A sweat shop… xD