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How Social Media Moderators Handle The Internet's Worst Content

By Dean Knetter

Thousands of people around the world get paid to monitor online platforms for offensive, and potentially illegal, content. We talk with a Wisconsin native about her research into how the job shapes our online experience, and the stress it puts on those who do it.

Host: 
Rob Ferrett [2]
Interviewer: 
Dean Knetter [3]
Guest(s): 
Sarah T. Roberts [4]
Producer(s): 
Dean Knetter [3]

Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media

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[2] https://www.wpr.org/people/rob-ferrett
[3] https://www.wpr.org/people/dean-knetter
[4] https://www.wpr.org/people/sarah-t-roberts
[5] https://www.amazon.com/dp/0300235887?tag=wiscpublradi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1