Ex-Facebook worker claims disturbing content led to PTSD
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#4W2Y3)
Former moderator suing social network in Ireland over health impact of scouring website
A former Facebook moderator is suing the company, alleging that his work scouring the site of violent and obscene content caused his post-traumatic stress disorder.
Chris Gray, who now works as a tour guide, is seeking damages from both Facebook Ireland and CPL, the contracting firm that directly employed him. The case, filed on Wednesday in the Irish high court in Dublin, is thought to be the first time a former moderator has taken the social network to court.
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