Microsoft sued by Commercial Content Moderators (#CCM) in first-of-its-kind case โ€“ Sarah T. Roberts | The Illusion of Volition

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Summary:

"In a first-of-its kind case, a Washington state attorney has filed suit on behalf of two Microsoft employees who were exposed to disturbing and abhorrent content, all a part of the conditions of their work at Microsoft as commercial content moderators (CCM). According to the article reported in the McClatchy syndicate of newspapers, the two workers now suffer PTSD symptoms after reviewing material, such as child pornography, and removing it on behalf of the software giant...."

Link:

https://illusionofvolition.com/2017/01/11/microsoft-sued-by-commercial-content-moderators-ccm-in-first-of-its-kind-case/

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offense harm

Date tagged:

01/19/2017, 15:01

Date published:

01/19/2017, 10:01