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From the Ted Talk by Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck: The price of a "clean" internet
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______ whom we know almost nothing about, because they work in secret. They sign nondisclosure agreements, which prohibit them from talking and _______ what they see on their screens and what this work does to them. They are forced to use code words in order to hide who they work for. They are monitored by _______ security _____ in order to ensure that they don't talk to journalists. And they are threatened by _____ in case they speak. All of this sounds like a weird crime story, but it's true. These people exist, and they are called _______ moderators.
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- humans
- sharing
- fines
- private
- firms
- content
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Humans whom we know almost nothing about, because they work in secret. They sign nondisclosure agreements, which prohibit them from talking and sharing what they see on their screens and what this work does to them. They are forced to use code words in order to hide who they work for. They are monitored by private security firms in order to ensure that they don't talk to journalists. And they are threatened by fines in case they speak. All of this sounds like a weird crime story, but it's true. These people exist, and they are called content moderators.
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