Netflix is cutting about 150 jobs after announcing that it’s lost 200,000 subscribers since the end of last year. Most of the employees being laid off are based in the US and work in creative positions across film and TV. The California-based streaming service is even...
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Elon Musk praises Netflix for telling workers to quit if they don’t agree with its content π₯π©π©π₯
Netflix Culture β Seeking Excellence Great entertainment thrills and inspires. It sparks laughter, tears, gasps and sighs, stirring our emotions and nourishing our spirit. Ever since humans learned to speak, storytelling has been essential to our happiness. At Netflix, we aspire to entertain the worldβcreating...
Systemic changes needed: Calls for help unanswered before tragic murder-suicide π₯π©π©π₯
Stacey Docherty and her son Seth were found dead in a Hillsdale apartment. Photo / Facebook WARNING: CONFRONTING CONTENT A New Zealand-born mother’s calls for help went unanswered before she killed her three-year-old son and then took her own life, an inquest in New South...
Spotify finally responds to Joe Rogan controversy with a plan to add content advisory to podcasts π₯π©π©π₯
Spotify has responded to criticism leveled against its star podcaster – anti-vaxxer Joe Rogan – and now says that while it won’t censor its content, it will dish out consequences for those who don’t follow the rules. The streaming giant shared its new ‘platform rules and...
WARNING | Graphic content: Woman heroically calls 911 during Brook Park shooting that left baby girl dead π₯π©π©π₯
The caller survived being shot in her leg, and four other children in the home were apparently unharmed. The alleged shooter died by suicide. BROOK PARK, Ohio β Brook Park police have released 911 audio from a shooting that left a 10-month-old baby dead and...
TikTok Content Moderator Alleges in Lawsuit That Job Gave Her PTSD π₯π©π©π₯
A TikTok content moderator is suing the social media giant and its parent company, alleging that she suffers from βpsychological traumaβ because they failed to implement safety measures that are standard in the industry. Candie Frazier, a contractor employed with another company called Telus International,...
TikTok content moderator sues over βmental healthβ damage β Analysis – Mass News π₯π©π©π₯
TikTok has sued a content moderator, alleging it failed to provide mental protection while she was subject to graphic video clips including murder, suicide and cannibalism. Candie Frazier β who allegedly worked 12 hours a day monitoring TikTok videos for the contracting company Telus International...
Facebook failed to crack down on extremist content, report reveals π₯π©π©π₯
Facebook allowed photos of beheadings and violent hate speech from ISIS and the Taliban to be tagged as ‘insightful’ and ‘engaging’, a new report reveals. Extremists have turned to the social media platform as a weapon ‘to promote their hate-filled agenda and rally supporters’ on...