https://en.sputniknews.africa/20241219/over-140-facebook-moderators-in-kenya-diagnosed-with-ptsd-in-mass-scale-lawsuit-report-says-1069802557.html
Over 140 Facebook Moderators in Kenya Diagnosed With PTSD in Mass Scale Lawsuit, Report Says
Over 140 Facebook Moderators in Kenya Diagnosed With PTSD in Mass Scale Lawsuit, Report Says
Sputnik Africa
The case highlights the significant mental health toll on content moderators and raises concerns about working conditions and ethical treatment in the social... 19.12.2024, Sputnik Africa
2024-12-19T18:06+0100
2024-12-19T18:06+0100
2024-12-19T18:10+0100
sub-saharan africa
kenya
east africa
work
disease
lawsuit
court
justice
health
facebook
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.africa/img/07e8/0c/13/1069802315_0:73:2118:1264_1920x0_80_0_0_09e65066eb3f33a8ebaf0dcd9d0229dd.jpg
A lawsuit against Facebook's* parent company Meta* and Samasource Kenya, which outsourced content moderation for Meta using African workers, alleges that 144 Facebook content moderators in Kenya developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and major depressive disorder (MDD) from exposure to graphic content, including murders, suicides, and child sexual abuse, said a UK newspaper, citing the head of mental health services at Kenyatta National hospital.According to the report, the moderators, working in a demanding environment and paid significantly less than their US counterparts, experienced intense trauma leading to alcohol and drug abuse, relationship breakdowns, and fears for their safety.*Meta, Facebook are banned in Russia over extremist activities
https://en.sputniknews.africa/20240921/kenya-court-of-appeal-greenlights-lawsuit-against-meta-over-content-moderator-layoffs-1068365485.html
kenya
east africa
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2024
News
en_EN
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
kenya, east africa, work, disease, lawsuit, court, justice, health, facebook, facebook scandal, meta, violence, murder
kenya, east africa, work, disease, lawsuit, court, justice, health, facebook, facebook scandal, meta, violence, murder
Over 140 Facebook Moderators in Kenya Diagnosed With PTSD in Mass Scale Lawsuit, Report Says
18:06 19.12.2024 (Updated: 18:10 19.12.2024) Elizaveta Roschina
Writer/Editor
The case highlights the significant mental health toll on content moderators and raises concerns about working conditions and ethical treatment in the social media industry, a report noted.
A lawsuit
against Facebook's* parent company Meta* and Samasource Kenya, which outsourced content moderation for Meta using African workers, alleges that 144 Facebook content moderators in Kenya developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and major depressive disorder (MDD) from exposure to graphic content, including murders, suicides, and child sexual abuse, said a UK newspaper, citing the head of mental health services at Kenyatta National hospital.
According to the report, the
moderators, working in a demanding environment and paid significantly less than their US counterparts, experienced intense trauma leading to alcohol and drug abuse, relationship breakdowns, and fears for their safety.
"The evidence is indisputable: moderating Facebook is dangerous work that inflicts lifelong PTSD on almost everyone who moderates it," head of a UK-based non-profit organization that supported the court case Martha Dark was quoted as saying in the report.
*Meta, Facebook are banned in Russia over extremist activities
