Facebook to pay $52m for failing to protect moderators from 'horrors' of graphic content

Each worker will get $1,000, more if they were diagnosed with a disorder as a result of the material they viewed

Facebook has agreed to pay a settlement of $52m in a court case alleging the company failed to protect workers tasked with moderating disturbing content from the grave mental health impacts of the job.

As part of the settlement, which was announced Tuesday, moderators will get a minimum of $1,000 each from Facebook with the potential for additional compensation if they have been diagnosed with mental health disorders, including PTSD.