Content moderators are organizing against Big Tech

Content moderators are organizing against Big Tech

Source: The Verge Content moderators who comb through harmful material uploaded to online platforms have formed a global trade union alliance in a bid to improve working conditions. The Global Trade Union Alliance of Content Moderators (GTUACM) announced today in Nairobi, Kenya, says it aims to “hold Big Tech responsible” for failing to address workers’…

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ZeniMax union votes to authorize a strike

ZeniMax union votes to authorize a strike

Source: The Verge Members of ZeniMax Workers United, a union of over 300 quality assurance workers in Texas and Maryland, have voted to authorize a strike. The vote, which passed with over 94 percent in favor of authorization, does not mean workers have gone on strike like SAG-AFTRA members have in the ongoing video game…

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Meta is firing about 20 employees for leaking

Meta is firing about 20 employees for leaking

Source: The Verge Meta has fired “roughly 20” employees who leaked “confidential information outside the company,” according to a spokesperson. “We tell employees when they join the company, and we offer periodic reminders, that it is against our policies to leak internal information, no matter the intent,” Meta spokesperson Dave Arnold tells The Verge exclusively….

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Google ends DEI hiring goals

Google ends DEI hiring goals

Source: The Verge With new U.S. Executive Orders, court decisions, and many companies making changes to their DEl programs in recent weeks, we sat down with Fiona Cicconi to learn how Google is thinking about this. Can you tell us how we’re thinking about this across the company? First, I want to be clear: we’ve…

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Can anyone stop President Musk?

Can anyone stop President Musk?

Source: The Verge Elon Musk has an uncanny ability to sort out which of America’s rules are real. It turns out punishment from the National Labor Relations Board isn’t real, punishment from NASA isn’t real, and punishment from the FAA isn’t real. The Delaware Chancery Court is extremely real. Based on the past two weeks,…

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