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Facebook to pay $52 million in settlement with former content moderators suffering from PTSD – Source CNET Tech

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Facebook has reached a $52 million settlement with former content moderators who alleged they suffered psychological trauma and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder from repeatedly reviewing violent images on the world’s largest social network.

Filed in 2018, the lawsuit alleges that Facebook violated California law by failing to provide thousands of content moderators with a safe workplace. Former moderators reviewed content including murders, suicides and beheadings that were livestreamed on Facebook, according to the lawsuit.

“The harm that can be suffered from this work is real and severe. This settlement will…

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