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TikTok Lays Off Hundreds of Staff—to Replace Them With AI
TikTok is reportedly ditching more of its human moderators to focus on AI-powered moderation instead.
"We're making these changes as part of our ongoing efforts to further strengthen our global operating model for content moderation," a TikTok spokesperson said in a statement to Reuters. In 2022, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reported that TikTok's human moderators around the world are only paid the equivalent of about $1.80 an hour or $10 a day—and are regularly required to review videos containing "murder, suicide, pedophili[a], pornographic content, accidents, [or] cannibalism." Our Trust and Safety team partners with third party firms on the critical work of helping to protect the TikTok platform and community, and we continue to expand on a range of wellness services so that moderators feel supported mentally and emotionally."
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