Content Moderators Unite Against Big Tech Over Working Conditions

Content Moderators Unite Against Big Tech Over Working Conditions

Content Moderators Form Global Alliance to Demand Better Working Conditions Searching for why content moderators are organizing against Big Tech? Workers for Meta, TikTok, Google, and others have united under a new global trade union alliance to fight for fair treatment, better mental health support, and stable employment. The Global Trade Union Alliance of Content Moderators (GTUACM) , launched in Nairobi, Kenya, marks a significant step toward holding tech companies accountable for the harsh realities faced by moderators. Contract workers, often responsible for reviewing disturbing content like hate speech and violent imagery, are banding together to demand living wages, permanent contracts, and safer work environments.                 Image : Google Big Tech’s Heavy Reliance on Content Moderators Comes at a High Human Cost Companies such as Meta, ByteDance, and Alphabet heavily outsource content moderation tasks, relying on contract workers to sift through traumatic material daily. Thes…