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Social media moderators seek improved working conditions in battling toxic content

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BERLIN: Hundreds of social media moderators in Germany – who remove harmful content from platforms such as Facebook and TikTok – are calling on lawmakers to improve their working conditions, citing tough targets and mental health issues.

Cengiz Haksöz, who has worked as a content moderator at outsourcer TELUS International, is due to appear before the Bundestag’s Digital Council on…

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