Facebook Ups Its Pay for Contractors

Content reviewers will receive additional benefits including counseling

Though not much good news has come out of Facebook in recent months, it looks like tech giant is taking small—but necessary—steps in the right direction.

The company said via a corporate blog post Monday afternoon that it would raise the base pay for its contract workers to one that’s “more reflective of the costs of living.” Meanwhile, those that review content on the site—a job that means coming face to face with hate speech, traumatizing videos and more—will be getting a few added perks, like additional benefits and much-needed “supportive programs.”

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