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More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of PTSD

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Re: More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of PTSD

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Post by llm_trw »

JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B wrote: post #33
llm_trw wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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You're lying and you know it. I remember the 80s as much as anyone else. Especially the part where Elton John and Freddy Mercury where at the peak of their popularity, unless you where living in a religious shithole but that was (and still is) a small part of the world.

In 1980 75% of adults thought that homosexuality was always wrong and 20% that it was never wrong or only sometimes wrong.

https://lgbpsychology.org/html/gss4.html

https://lgbpsychology.org/html/prej_prev.html

Your feelings about the period mean nothing.

Re: More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of PTSD

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Post by FabHK »

Zak wrote: post #32
threeseed wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes. As opposed to running it on their servers like they do now. And it was only for iCloud synced photos.

There's a huge gap between "we will scan our servers for illegal content" and "your device will scan your photos for illegal content" no matter the context. The latter makes the user's device disloyal to its owner.

The choice was between "we will upload your pictures unencrypted and do with them as we like, including scan them for CSAM" vs. "we will upload your pictures encrypted and keep them encrypted, but will make sure beforehand on your device only that there's no known CSAM among it".

Re: More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of PTSD

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Post by zuminator »

bdangubic wrote: post #10

I wish they get trillion dollars but I am sure they signed their life away via waivers and whatnots when they got the job :(

Maybe so, but in places with good civil and human rights, you can't sign them away via contract, they're inalienable. If Kenya doesn't offer these protections, and the allegations are correct, then Facebook deserves to be punished regardless for profiting off inhumane working conditions.

Re: More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of PTSD

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Post by samatman »

threeseed wrote: post #26
sneak wrote: post #15

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No, they had backlash against using AI on devices they don’t own to report said devices to police for having illegal files on them. There was no technical measure to ensure that the devices being searched were only being searched for CSAM, as the system can be used to search for any type of images chosen by Apple or the state. (Also, with the advent of GenAI, CSAM has been redefined to include generated imagery that…

> they don’t own to report said devices to police for having illegal files on them They do this today. https://www.apple.com/child-safety/pdf/Expanded_Protections_... Every photo provider is required to report CSAM violations.

Actually they do not.

https://forums.appleinsider.com/discussion/238553/apple-sued...

Re: More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of PTSD

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Post by ipaddr »

JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B wrote: post #33
llm_trw wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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You're lying and you know it. I remember the 80s as much as anyone else. Especially the part where Elton John and Freddy Mercury where at the peak of their popularity, unless you where living in a religious shithole but that was (and still is) a small part of the world.

In what 80s fantasy were you living in where gay people were open. Rumor was John was bisexual and Freddy getting aids in the late 80s was a huge deal. Queen's peak is around 1992 with Wayne's world. No men kissed on stage or in movies neither did women.

Re: More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of PTSD

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Post by bdangubic »

zuminator wrote: post #45
bdangubic wrote: post #10

I wish they get trillion dollars but I am sure they signed their life away via waivers and whatnots when they got the job :(

Maybe so, but in places with good civil and human rights, you can't sign them away via contract, they're inalienable. If Kenya doesn't offer these protections, and the allegations are correct, then Facebook deserves to be punished regardless for profiting off inhumane working conditions.

absolutely!!

Re: More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of PTSD

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Post by HenryBemis »

pluc wrote: post #42

Worked at PornHub's parent company for a bit and the moderation floor had a noticeable depressive vibe. Huge turnover. Can't imagine what these people were subjected to.

You don't mention the year(s), but I recently listened to Jordan Peterson's podcast episode 503. One Woman’s War on P*rnhub | Laila Mickelwait.

I will go ahead and assume that on the wild/carefree time of PornHub, when anyone could be able to upload anything and everything, from what that lady said, the numbers of pedophilia videos, bestiality, etc. was rampant.

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