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Facebook responds to devastating story about content moderators

That's the conclusion of a devastating new report in The Verge that details the sometimes harrowing working conditions at an Arizona facility that employs hundreds of Facebook moderators.

Now, Facebook's VP of operations, Justin Osofsky, says the company will do more to make sure its contractors are taken care of.

At the same time, he defended Facebook's work with organizations like Cognizant, the company employing workers at the Arizona facility.

In order to improve conditions for employees, he said Facebook is working to standardize its contracts, and gather more feedback.

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