Meta contractor Sama plans to close its east African content moderation hub in March, cutting ~200 staff; Meta will employ 1,500 Sama staff for data labelling
Meta content moderation hub in east Africa, where workers dealt with beheadings, child abuse and other extreme content, closed after the outsourcing firm performing the work came under pressure for labor conditions. Via @CristinaCriddle & @madhumita29 https://www.ft.com/...
SCOOP: Sama is shutting down its content moderation unit, around 200 people, who review some of the most violent and harmful material on Meta platforms w/ @madhumita29 https://www.ft.com/...