Treat content moderators just like first responders

Does Facebook content moderation put you at increased risk for developing vicarious trauma?

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Topics discussed:
* Vicarious trauma
* Secondary trauma
* Compassion Fatigue
* Content Moderation
* Content Moderators
* Facebook
* YouTube
* Twitter

Learn more:
* The Verge: THE TRAUMA FLOOR - The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America: https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18...
* Motherboard: The Impossible Job: Inside Facebook’s Struggle to Moderate Two Billion People: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/ar...
* Radiolab: Post No Evil: https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/pos...
* The Verge: Moderating content doesn’t have to be so traumatic: https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/27/18...
* Dart Center: Working with Traumatic Imagery: https://dartcenter.org/content/workin...
* Dart Center: Handling Traumatic Imagery: Developing a Standard Operating Procedure: https://dartcenter.org/resources/hand...

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