Why does Newton think that human moderators will be necessary for the foreseeable future
In “The Trauma Floor,”
journalist Casey Newton discusses the work of content moderators who subcontract for Facebook. Newton’s investigation highlights the human toll of this work and the broader problem of policing violent and offensive content on a global social media platform.
In this response, please address the following questions:
1. What is Cognizant? Why does Facebook employ “contract labor” to do content moderation?
2. Newton discusses the problem of hitting “accuracy targets” among content moderators. Why are “policy enforcement decision[s]” so complicated? What “several sources of truth” must moderators reconcile?
3. Why does Newton think that human moderators will be necessary for the foreseeable future? Why can’t machines do this work?
Though the internet was envisioned as an ideal space for democratic discourse and enlightened values, racism and misogyny still thrive online.
In Algorithms of Oppression, Safiya Umoja Noble illustrates how racism is embedded in the design of seemingly “neutral” digital technologies.
In “#Gamergate and The Fappening: How Reddit’s Algorithm, Governance, and Culture Support Toxic Technocultures,” Adrienne Massanari examines how the design of platforms can influence online behavior and amplify objectionable ideas and content.
In this response, please address the following questions:
1. What happened when Noble searched for “black girls” in 2010? What do “glitches” (such as examples involving Google photo-tagging, Maps, and Images) suggest about the neutrality of facial recognition systems and search algorithms?
2. How does Massanari define “toxic technocultures”? What “tactics” and “ideas” are common within these communities?
3. Massarani argues that the design of Reddit’s platform encourages its “toxic technoculture.” How do karma points and r/all amplify content on the site?
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