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The issue is not as much Cognizant or FB as it is the state of the public. The horrible acts posted online for entertainment by the public is the reason for com

The issue is not as much Cognizant or FB as it is the state of the public. The horrible acts posted online for entertainment by the public is the reason for companies like Cognizant. I hope these posts can forwarded to local law enforcement and the posts used as evidence against the poster.

cldellow 7y ago
The article implies strongly that Facebook prefers to focus on the short term task of blocking offensive content and only pays lip service to the long term task of pursuing criminal charges. I'd definitely believe that that is the case, as there's little economic incentive to play the long term game with its uncertain payout if you can just churn through low-wage content moderators instead. Users of Facebook, but more realistically, employees of Facebook are the ones best situated to pressure Facebook to change that behavior.
- britch 7y ago
  There's also the possibility of passing a law around this issue. It doesn't have to be entirely market forces.
cloakandswagger 7y ago
As evidence of what?
- martin1b 7y ago
  Crime. Several of the examples are clearly cruelty to animals. If a cop watched them do it, they would be arrested on the spot.
britch 7y ago
Come on... don't let FB off the hook. Don't just stand up and blame "society." Posting violent, hateful, evil stuff is as old as the internet itself. There will always need to be moderators. The question is how these people are treated. Do you really think it is _impossible_ for a company as big and valuable as FB to treat these moderators well? Do they not have the money to pay them what they deserve, to give them sick leave, and to offer even basic mental health services? Imagine if half or even a quarter the money and effort that has gone into their crypto debut had gone into helping build better tools and services for their moderation team.

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The issue is not as much Cognizant or FB as it is the state of the public. The horrible acts posted online for entertainment by the public is the reason for com

by martin1b 7y ago

cldellow 7y ago
The article implies strongly that Facebook prefers to focus on the short term task of blocking offensive content and only pays lip service to the long term task of pursuing criminal charges. I'd definitely believe that that is the case, as there's little economic incentive to play the long term game with its uncertain payout if you can just churn through low-wage content moderators instead. Users of Facebook, but more realistically, employees of Facebook are the ones best situated to pressure Facebook to change that behavior.
- britch 7y ago
  There's also the possibility of passing a law around this issue. It doesn't have to be entirely market forces.
cloakandswagger 7y ago
As evidence of what?
- martin1b 7y ago
  Crime. Several of the examples are clearly cruelty to animals. If a cop watched them do it, they would be arrested on the spot.
britch 7y ago
Come on... don't let FB off the hook. Don't just stand up and blame "society." Posting violent, hateful, evil stuff is as old as the internet itself. There will always need to be moderators. The question is how these people are treated. Do you really think it is _impossible_ for a company as big and valuable as FB to treat these moderators well? Do they not have the money to pay them what they deserve, to give them sick leave, and to offer even basic mental health services? Imagine if half or even a quarter the money and effort that has gone into their crypto debut had gone into helping build better tools and services for their moderation team.