Looks like Meta is about to contract Majorel to do moderation for Facebook.
Majorel already does moderation for TikTok.
Apparently, working conditions at Majorel are appalling!
https://www.wired.com/story/metas-new-moderation-contractor-may-be-worse-than-its-last-one/
People often ask me, "What is the Fediverse's advantage over Big Social."
I believe it is moderation.
It is easier for one person to moderate an instance of 100 people than it is for 50,000 people to moderate a social network of 2 billion people.
As well, since my instances are hobbyist projects, I am bound to be more selective about who is allowed to join my instance.
Unlike Meta, I don't tolerate jackasses!
Yes, I moderate for free.
However, I also don't get paid to watch beheading, mutilations, and suicides for a monthly salary of $281.
If you have to ask, I'd rather moderate an instance of chill people -- and do it free of charge -- than watch the very worst of humanity for a measly pittance.
All of this comes on the heels of Meta facing allegations of forced labor, human trafficking, and union busting in Kenya.
Meta's had previously hired "ethical A.I." company Sama for moderation.
Sama has been accused of running a "digital sweatshop".
Working conditions at Facebook moderation farms are so horrible that so-called "contractors" actually describe it as modern slavery.
https://time.com/6147458/facebook-africa-content-moderation-employee-treatment/
Let's call a spade a spade: moderation on Big Social is unsustainable.
Right now, they're trying to outsource moderation to developing companies.
Which is really just exporting trauma to some of those economically deprived people on the planet.
And in places like Kenya and the Philippines, few people want to work as a Facebook content moderation.
Again, who wants to be traumatized for life while working for $2/hour?
Facebook don't care about their users, welfare or users let along care about the welfare of employees, so long as they can make huge amounts of money they will do what it takes.
