2023-11-23
Ever used Bumble, Hinge or Grindr? Ever had a bad experience? New story from @niamh_mcintyre goes deep into the work of moderators based in the global south, paid far less than US or in-house counterparts, and traumatised by the work. Essential reading: https://www.wired.com/...
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Interviews with 40 current and ex-content moderators across Match Group, Grindr, and Bumble describe their mental health issues that they link with their jobs
Niamh McIntyre / The Bureau of Investigative Journalism : Bluesky: @cachiporra.bsky.social . X: @cocobyname , @jaspjackson , @alphabetworkers , @jaspjackson , @niamh_mcintyre , @e...
2023-04-08
A terraced house in Enfield oversaw the export of $1.2bn of electronics to Russia since its invasion of Ukraine last year. Very normal country with very good oversight of company registrations and export controls. https://www.ft.com/...
Financial Times
Customs data: London-based Mykines shipped ~$1.2B of chips, servers, and other electronics into Russia, at least $982M of which are subject to export controls
including mobile phones, laptops, circuit boards and semiconductors — to Russia since February 2022. https://www.ft.com/... Richard Shearman / @dickshearman : Sanctions UK style: ‘...
2021-03-01
I'm in today's Observer Magazine talking algorithms, surveillance, tech unions, Facebook, Covid contracts, racial profiling, Palantir and power with the co-founder of one of the UK's most exciting tech justice groups, @cori_crider of @Foxglovelegal. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
The Guardian
Profile of lawyer and activist Cori Crider who is suing Facebook and outsourcing company CPL in Ireland's High Court on behalf of traumatized content moderators
innocent or guilty — could be mangled by systems beyond their control. And she learned how to beat billion$ opponents with a fraction of the financial firepower. She describes her ...