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Facebook content moderator who quit reportedly wrote a blistering letter citing 'stress induced insomnia' among other 'trauma' Facebook content moderator who quit reportedly wrote a blistering letter citing 'stress induced insomnia' among other 'trauma' Paige LeskinApr 15, 2021, 03:52 IST Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg greets Facebook employees before speaking at a news conference at Facebook headquarters on on October 6, 2010.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Facebook has long faced criticism over its treatment of thousands of contracted content moderators. A moderator who recently quit...

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A moderator who recently quit reportedly shared a note internally condemning Facebook over these practices. The post pushes for moderators to be treated better, as well as have more say over policy-making. Before quitting his job Wednesday morning at Facebook a content moderator in Texas took the opportunity to call out the company's disconnected moderation system and its failure to support moderators. The note was shared on Twitter by BuzzFeed News' Ryan Mac, who said it came from a content moderator contracted through Accenture in A...

Facebook temporarily stops ads related to 'weapon accessories and protective equipment' ahead of the inauguration and after the Capitol Hill riot insider@insider.com (Madison Hoff) © Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images In this photo illustration a Facebook logo seen displayed on a smartphone. Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Facebook is pausing advertisements for "weapon accessories and protective equipment" until two days after President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, BuzzFeed News reported. The move came after a report from Buzzfeed ...

TTP Director Katie Paul told Buzzfeed News on January 13 that Facebook gets to profit these ads. "Facebook's advertising microtargeting is directing domestic extremists toward weapons accessories and armor that can make their militarized efforts more effective, all while Facebook profits," Paul told Buzzfeed News. Attorneys general also mentioned microtargeting in a letter sent to Will Castleberry for Facebook Public Policy on January 15. Karl Racine of DC, Kwame Raoul of Illinois, Maura Healey of Massachusetts, and Gurbir Grewal of New Jersey wrote the letter for Facebook to take "proactive ...