Aug 10, 2020 | Facebook Moderators, Social Media Moderators
At the High Court a workplace compensation action has been lodged against Facebook by an individual who was previously employed by CPL Solutions to work as a content moderator on the social media platform. The man in question, Sean Burke. claims in the action that was...
Aug 7, 2020 | Facebook Moderators, Social Media Moderators
There have been calls from current and former Facebook moderators for the extension of the advertiser advertiser boycott of the social media platform to prove that the move was little more than a “PR stunt”. The boycott was due to come to an end this month. However,...
May 13, 2020 | Facebook Moderators, Social Media Moderators
In a preliminary settlement filed on Friday in San Mateo Superior Court (California), Facebook agreed to pay $52 million to current and former moderators to compensate them for psychological trauma that they suffered as part of their role. This groundbreaking ruling...
Apr 5, 2020 | Facebook Moderators, Social Media Moderators
Social media giant Facebook is facing a number of legal actions around the world from those employed, through third party groups, to moderate the content that is posted to its platform Content moderator providers including hired by service providers including CPL...
Mar 23, 2020 | Facebook Moderators, Social Media Moderators
Technology publication The Verge is reporting that a settlement is close in the United States in a legal action taken by a group of Facebook content moderators against the social media platform due to the conditions of their work. The legal action began when, in late...
Feb 27, 2020 | Facebook Moderators, Social Media Moderators
A former Facebook content moderator, who is currently taking a legal action against the social media platform, has revealed in an interview with the Irish Times the dreadful work he had to carry out as part of his position and the serious psychological trauma it...
