After criticism over moderator remedy, Facebook raises wages and boosts support for contractors

Facebook has been time and again (and rightly) hammered for its remedy of the content material moderators who be sure that the website online doesn’t finally end up changing into a river of pictures, movies and articles embodying the worst of humanity. Those staff, and the masses (if no longer 1000's) of alternative contractors Facebook …
Facebook has been repeatedly (and rightly) hammered for its treatment of the content moderators who ensure the site doesn’t end up becoming a river of images, videos and articles embodying the worst of humanity. Those workers, and the hundreds (if not thousands) of other contractors Facebook …Original article
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