{"id":72850,"date":"2020-09-22T20:18:27","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T17:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/former-youtube-moderator-sues-after-developing-ptsd-symptoms\/"},"modified":"2020-09-22T20:18:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T17:18:27","slug":"former-youtube-moderator-sues-after-developing-ptsd-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/former-youtube-moderator-sues-after-developing-ptsd-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"#Former YouTube moderator sues after developing PTSD symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dc5f26f186\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dc5f26f186\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/former-youtube-moderator-sues-after-developing-ptsd-symptoms\/#The_plaintiff_is_being_represented_by_a_law_firm_that_filed_a_similar_lawsuit_against_Facebook\" >The plaintiff is being represented by a law firm that filed a similar lawsuit against Facebook.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/former-youtube-moderator-sues-after-developing-ptsd-symptoms\/#This_weeks_top_technology_stories\" >This week\u2019s top technology stories<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Former <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> moderator sues after developing PTSD symptoms<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch Movies<\/a> or TV series visit the <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"article-sub-head\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_plaintiff_is_being_represented_by_a_law_firm_that_filed_a_similar_lawsuit_against_Facebook\"><\/span>The plaintiff is being represented by a law firm that filed a similar lawsuit against Facebook. <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content-wrapper\">\n<p>A former YouTube content moderator is suing the company, claiming she developed depression and PTSD symptoms from inadequate precautions and overexposure to violent content. <\/p>\n<p>Content moderators screen content that violates guidelines set by social media companies so that users don\u2019t see it. The lawsuit, filed in California Superior Court, accuses YouTube of not performing the proper safeguards to protect its employees from harmful effects and violating California worker\u2019s safety protocols. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYouTube failed to implement the workplace safety standards it helped create. Instead, the multibillion-dollar corporation affirmatively requires its Content Moderators to work under conditions it knows\u00a0cause and\u00a0exacerbate psychological trauma,\u201d the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/476939218\/Moderator-complaint-against-YouTube#from_embed?campaign=VigLink&amp;ad_group=xxc1xx&amp;source=hp_affiliate&amp;medium=affiliate\">lawsuit<\/a> states.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit claims that YouTube content moderators often exceeded their limit of four hours per day of screening as the team was understaffed. This meant employees were overexposed to disturbing content including \u201cgenocide in\u00a0Myanmar to mass shootings in Las Vegas and Christ\u00a0Church to videos of\u00a0children being raped and\u00a0animals being mutilated,\u201d according to the suit. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/ex-content-moderator-sues-youtube-claims-job-led-to-ptsd-symptoms-and-depression\/\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\">CNET<\/a> first reported on the lawsuit. <\/p>\n<p>The plaintiff, who is anonymous, is represented by Joesph Saveri Law Firm and it is not the first time this firm has come after a major social media platform. They represented an ex-content moderator for Facebook in a similar lawsuit <\/p>\n<p>That suit resulted in a $52 million settlement from Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>The suit against YouTube alleges the site\u2019s precautions and policies for the moderators were inadequate. <\/p>\n<p>In training, employees are permitted to step out of the room if made uncomfortable by a screened video. However, according to the plaintiff, doing so would put an employees job at risk.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, YouTube provided wellness coaches. But the plaintiff says that one coach told her to cope with illegal drugs while another said to \u201ctrust in God,\u201d the suit says. <\/p>\n<p>YouTube also made content moderators sign nondisclosure agreements, the suit says, resulting in what the plaintiff describes as silencing. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cContent Moderators were left with a Hobbesian\u2019s choice\u2014quit and lose access to an income and medical insurance or continue to suffer in silence to keep their job,\u201d the lawsuit states.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit asks that the court ensures that affected moderators are compensated for damages and that proper mental heath screenings are implemented for future content moderators at YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiff was employed through the staffing agency Collabera. 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