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Facebook Content Moderators in Kenya To Receive Pay Rise | Time
by Billy Perrigo
March 3, 2022
Facebook content moderators based in Kenya will receive a salary increase of between 30% and 50%, in a move announced…
The Metaverse is a labour issue | Social Europe
by Valerio de Stefano, Antonio Aloisi, and Nicola Countouris
February 3, 2022
In mid-January, the news that Microsoft was investing almost $70 billion in the ‘Metaverse’ hit the headlines. Yet it was…
In South Korea, Big Tech’s power struggle with regulators is way ahead of the U.S. | Rest of World
by Steven Borowiec
December 14, 2021
South Korea has left hard cash in the dust. The country is a virtually friction-free, digital payments dream, where just…
Gig Workers Gather Their Own Data to Check the Algorithm’s Math | WIRED
by Aarin Marshall
February 25, 2021
Armin Samii had been biking for UberEats for a few weeks last July when he accepted a delivery he estimated…
McDonald’s Secretive Intel Team Spies on ‘Fight for $15’ Workers, Internal Documents Show | VICE
by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and Lauren Kaori Gurley
February 24, 2021
For years, McDonald's has internally labeled activists and employees working with the Fight for $15 campaign a security threat and…
James Murdoch Denounces ‘Media Property Owners’ for Disinformation | Variety
by Ellise Shafer
January 19, 2021
James Murdoch, the son of Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch, has spoken out against “media property owners” that spread disinformation…
Wednesday Webinar Week 2 ‘Understanding anti-vaxx communities on social media’ | Oxford Internet Institute
January 12, 2021
The Coronavirus pandemic is on the verge of a turning point, as the rollout of vaccination programs worldwide brings hope…
Combating misinformation in under-resourced languages: lessons from around the world | First Draft
by Ali Abbas Ahmadi
December 18, 2020
2020 has taught us that virtually all communities struggle with the effects of misinformation. While those that speak majority languages…
California’s Proposition 22 Reinforces the Need for Fair Working Conditions Worldwide | Oxford Internet Institute
by Sara Spinks
November 11, 2020
Last Tuesday, voters in California passed Proposition 22, a measure that allows gig companies to hire drivers and couriers as…