How Can Some Moderators Be Diagnosed With PTSD

at 4:13

From the episode: TikTok, Time's Up on Facebook's Content Moderation Sites

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One example is that a person came forward to Casey and revealed that he was diagnosed with PTSD due to the videos he moderated each day for 8 hours, which included hate speeches and graphic violence. The person also volunteered at an animal shelter, and had to moderate videos of human beings and animals die in the worst way.

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Show: Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway
Episode: TikTok, Time's Up on Facebook's Content Moderation Sites
Date: June 29th, 2019

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