An online decency moderator's advice: Blur your eyes
[ad_1] Image copyright Facebook Image caption People working in content moderation see the worst that the internet can throw at them "When I left, I didn't shake anyone's hand for three years. I'd seen what people do and how disgusting they are. I didn't want to touch anyone. I was disgusted by humanity." Roz Bowden is talking about her time as a content moderator at MySpace, viewing the very worst the internet could throw at her so that others didn't have to. The job she did has become even more important as social media has spread its influence and user generated content has become a crucial part of the internet. Facebook now has 7,500 content moderators working around the globe 24 hours a day, and they regularly view images and videos showing depraved content, from child sexual abus...