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Unpaid social media moderators perform labor worth at least $3.4M/year on Reddit
The social networking platform Reddit relies on volunteer moderators to prevent the site from being overrun by problematic content—including hate speech—and ensure that it remains appealing for users. Though uncompensated, this labor is highly valuable to the company: According to a pair of new studies led by…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Jun 24, 2022 | Unpaid social media moderators perform labor worth at least $3.4M/year on Reddit by robtherobber | 132 | 123 |
