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Re:Facebook not protecting content moderators from mental tr... by SolaceQuantum on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @12:05PM (#18067563)
There's a lot that could potentially be done, yeah. But we don't know exactly what FB has done. For example I'd be totally cool with a kitten room. FB could probably afford to foster a bunch of kittens and puppies, and allow the people dealing with horrific imagery to also take the time to hug a puppy (call it socialization) multiple times a day. FB could make the entire room painted some color that FB sponsored a study to determine was the most soothing. All sorts of things. Some of them over the top. Some of them intuitive. But the courts will decide if FB did enough. Looking forward for the courts to begin setting precedent for this sort of thing...
Re:Facebook not protecting content moderators from mental tr... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @05:33PM (#18070680)
> FB could probably afford to foster a bunch of kittens and puppies, and allow the people dealing with horrific imagery to also take the time to hug a puppy (call it socialization) multiple times a day.

These are called emotional support animals, and they are totally a legit strategy for helping people cope with emotional trauma.

Knowing someone who used to work on their moderation/graph integrity team, whatever they're doing, it's not enough.