Imagine spending all day dealing with the world’s worst violent Facebook posts on as little as $1.50 a day. Now imagine you do this for a company that calls itself an ‘ethical AI’ firm – and that they fire people who stand up and complain.
If bosses told staff to delete WhatsApp party messages then the government has behaved unlawfully – and they are in a world of legal trouble.
“It’s digital, but it’s real life.” Former Facebook content moderator Spencer Darr looks back on years of sifting through hellish content in a Texas officer tower.
It’s been a strange and difficult year. Here’s some struggles and successes from Foxglove, looking back on 2021.
Facebook pays Accenture $50 for every hour a content moderator works. The moderators themselves only see a fraction of that.
With our partners, the Citizens, we’ve won formal permission to proceed to a full judicial review. The government will now have to answer for its shambolic WhatsApp policies in court.
The Accenture CEO answered just one question on content moderation and avoided talking about pay or mental health support.
Accenture pockets $50 per hour for each content moderator working to make Facebook safer. The moderators themselves only get a fraction of that.
