What Is Cognizant

at 3:06

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

Answer

Cognizant is a contractor hired by Facebook to moderate content. Facebook may write the policies, but the moderator decides if what’s reported fits the policy. According to a moderator, they were just bodies in seats for the company.

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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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