Who Screens Flagged Facebook Content? Not Who You'd Expect
If you've ever wondered how Facebook has the resources to screen all of the content that users report as objectionable, here's a hint: The contract workers who sift through the mountains of material aren't exactly paid U.S. minimum wage.
If you’ve ever wondered how Facebook has the resources to screen all of the content that users report as objectionable, here’s a hint: The contract workers who sift through the mountains of material aren’t exactly paid U.S. minimum wage.
Gawker shared the story of 21-year-old Moroccan man Amine Dekourai, who receives paid the princely sum of $1 per hour from an outsourcing firm that screens flagged Facebook content.
Dekourai told Gawker he was hired by California-based outsourcing firm oDesk, which counts Facebook and Google among its clients.
After passing a written test and surviving an interview, he was assigned to an oDesk team of roughly 50 from third-world nations including Turkey, the Philippines, Mexico, and India.
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