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Facebook has agreed to pay a whopping $52 million settlement to thousands of its moderators who say they developed mental health issues while watching disturbing videos for the job.
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Employees with qualifying diagnoses and evidence that they suffered from being made to review posts depicting suicide, murder, child abuse, and other disturbing content while working at Facebook could claim up to $50,000.
We’re committed to providing them additional support through this settlement and in the future,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement.
In September 2018, former moderator Selena Scola sued Facebook, alleging that she’d developed PTSD as a direct result of viewing large quantities of heinous content.
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Once finalized, this settlement will cover moderators who worked for Facebook in California, Arizona, Texas, and Florida any time between 2015 and now.
