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Default Dec 28, 2021 at 04:12 AM
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A tik tok content moderator is suing over the horrific content he/she was made to watch in order to prevent it from making it on to the platform and viewed by millions of people.
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Would any of you ever do this job ? Do you think it was probably explained that it would have been part of the job? Do you think tik tok and other platforms should come up with a better way to deal with content like this? We all know their algorithms suck and they have to have a human in order to avoid banning content that could be flagged as inappropriate but is actually not really inappropriate? I know there is a raging debate now over sex porn stars posting pics that are semi bude or erotic yet banned but celebrities like Niki Minage can pose nude. And those pages are often just deleted with no human oversight. I’m just interested in a discussion and opinions.

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I think there should be mental health programs in place for high-stress jobs like that. Law enforcement and other government workers have to deal with surveilling things like that in order to catch criminals, but they are trained and probably have a large support system to work with. They also have therapists that are paid for and provided by their employers.

If social media has to monitor stuff like that, then there should be similar setups like law enforcement has when they have people that work on those kinds of monitoring. I'm not sure what that entails or is, but it sounds highly traumatic.

There's no way I could do that job. I know because I once worked for a translation company, and one of the lawyers needed a video transcription translated. It was of this young girl who was sexually abused, and she spoke in a different language. I was the project coordinator on that assignment, and I had to hand it off and quit my job because I couldn't really handle it. And that wasn't watching any acts; it was just a testimony. I had no idea that was part of my job description until I was well into my job. I think I went on disability shortly thereafter. I know I was homeless after that last job.

And my last job is not as traumatic as what the Tik Tok job calls for. That's really traumatizing. And shame on the people who post that gross stuff.

Too bad Tik Tok can't just pay police to monitor that stuff. Some places pay police for overtime, so why can't Tik Tok? It seems best suited for those who are trained in that.
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I think there should be mental health programs in place for high-stress jobs like that. Law enforcement and other government workers have to deal with surveilling things like that in order to catch criminals, but they are trained and probably have a large support system to work with. They also have therapists that are paid for and provided by their employers.

If social media has to monitor stuff like that, then there should be similar setups like law enforcement has when they have people that work on those kinds of monitoring. I'm not sure what that entails or is, but it sounds highly traumatic.

There's no way I could do that job. I know because I once worked for a translation company, and one of the lawyers needed a video transcription translated. It was of this young girl who was sexually abused, and she spoke in a different language. I was the project coordinator on that assignment, and I had to hand it off and quit my job because I couldn't really handle it. And that wasn't watching any acts; it was just a testimony. I had no idea that was part of my job description until I was well into my job. I think I went on disability shortly thereafter. I know I was homeless after that last job.

And my last job is not as traumatic as what the Tik Tok job calls for. That's really traumatizing. And shame on the people who post that gross stuff.

Too bad Tik Tok can't just pay police to monitor that stuff. Some places pay police for overtime, so why can't Tik Tok? It seems best suited for those who are trained in that.
LE, contrary to popular belief, doesn't get much help with the stress.

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Default Feb 13, 2022 at 08:16 PM
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I could never do that job personally.

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