Is Stack Exchange in violation of NY labor law by using volunteer moderators?
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Is Stack Exchange in violation of NY labor law by using volunteer moderators?
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#2Judging from the comments in SE the answer is, yes.
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#3This would break a lot more services, including a substantial number of Open Source projects and communities (specifically, any that are primarily run by a company rather than a non-profit).
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#4I read through the comments specifically to see how long it would be until someone recommended the question be closed as off topic.
Was not disappointed.
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#5Does this hold true for sites like Quora as well?
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#6Wouldn’t social networks fall under a similar category? I get that they are different but there is a lot of overlap.
If they are in violation then I think the law needs to be updated.
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#7By this logic, shouldn't the people posting questions also be considered illegal volunteers?
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#8Does this hold true for sites like Quora as well?
How about Reddit mods?
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#9Wouldn’t social networks fall under a similar category? I get that they are different but there is a lot of overlap. If they are in violation then I think the law needs to be updated.
Reddit certainly would. Moderating a top subreddit is definitely as much work as most part time jobs, and essential to that site actually being good.