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Facebook moderators break their NDAs to expose desperate working conditions
At Facebook’s worst-performing content moderation site in North America, one contractor has died, and others say they fear for their lives
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The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America
In Arizona, Facebook’s content moderators get through the day with sex, drugs, and guns
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