{"id":12719,"date":"2023-12-21T15:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T14:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/21\/diary-of-a-tiktok-moderator-we-are-the-people-who-sweep-up-the-mess\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T15:39:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T14:39:02","slug":"diary-of-a-tiktok-moderator-we-are-the-people-who-sweep-up-the-mess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/21\/diary-of-a-tiktok-moderator-we-are-the-people-who-sweep-up-the-mess\/","title":{"rendered":"Diary of a TikTok moderator: \u2018We are the people who sweep up the mess\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

From \u2018dense\u2019 training and tests to going live, answering for \u2018idles\u2019 \u2013 and some of the types of videos received<\/p>\n

TikTok says it has more than 40,000 professionals dedicated to keeping the platform safe. Moderators work alongside automated moderation systems, reviewing content in more than 70 languages.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, TikTok invited journalists to its new \u201ctransparency and accountability\u201d centre, a move aimed at showing the company wanted to be more open. It says moderators receive training that is thorough and under constant review.<\/p>\n

Phishing and scam videos<\/strong> in a selection of foreign languages that promise guaranteed high-paying jobs at reputable companies and have instructions to send a CV to a Telegram account.<\/p>\n

Sex workers<\/strong> trying to direct you to their OnlyFans and so on, while not being able to mention OnlyFans. They use a variety of slang terms and emojis to indicate they have an account on OnlyFans as well as instructions to \u201ccheck their Instagram for more\u201d, meaning that, while direct links to OnlyFans aren\u2019t allowed on TikTok, by using the in-app feature that lets you open the user\u2019s Instagram profile, the link is never more than a few clicks away.<\/p>\n

A 10- to 60-minute<\/strong> \u201cget ready with me<\/strong>\u201d uploaded by an underage user where they dress and get ready for school.<\/p>\n

A recap video<\/strong> featuring hundreds of photos and clips of an entire school year uploaded by someone who just finished their end-of-year exams.<\/p>\n

Footage of well-known YouTubers\u2019 and streamers\u2019<\/strong> most controversial moments, or popular TV shows such as South Park or Family Guy in the top half of the video and Subway Surfers\/Grand Theft Auto in the bottom half.<\/p>\n

A four-minute explicit video of hardcore pornography<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Videos featuring what could be Islami<\/strong>st extremist<\/strong> militants<\/strong> but with little to no context because none of the text and spoken language is in a language you were hired to moderate or that you understand.<\/p>\n

A first-hand recording of young men\/teenagers using power tools<\/strong> to steal a selection of motorbikes\/scooters\/cars, followed by clips of them either driving the vehicles dangerously, destroying the vehicles or listing them for sale.<\/p>\n

A recording of a live<\/strong>stream<\/strong> that happened on TikTok and has been reposted, probably because it contains controversial comments or behaviour.<\/p>\n

A list of a person\u2019s name, address, place of work<\/strong> and other personal information followed by harassing statements or requests for violence to be committed against the person.<\/p>\n

TikTok declined to comment on the record. However, it insisted \u201cmoderator systems\u201d do not shut down after five minutes, and it said it did not recognise the term \u201crecaps\u201d. In response to other stories about how the app is policed, it said: \u201cThese allegations about TikTok\u2019s policies are wrong or based on misunderstandings, while the Guardian has not given us enough information about their other claims to investigate.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

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\nFrom \u2018dense\u2019 training and tests to going live, answering for \u2018idles\u2019 \u2013 and some of the types of videos received
\nTikTok says it has more than 40,000 professionals dedicated to keeping the platform safe. Moderators work alongside automated moderation systems, reviewing content in more than 70 languages.
\nEarlier this year, TikTok invited journalists to its new \u201ctransparency and accountability\u201d centre, a move aimed at showing the company wanted to be more open. It says moderators receive training that is thorough and under constant review.
\nPhishing and scam videos in a selection of foreign languages that promise guaranteed high-paying jobs at reputable companies and have instructions to send a CV to a Telegram account.
\nSex workers trying to direct you to their OnlyFans and so on, while not being able to mention OnlyFans. They use a variety of slang terms and emojis to indicate they have an account on OnlyFans as well as instructions to \u201ccheck their Instagram for more\u201d, meaning that, while direct links to OnlyFans aren\u2019t allowed on TikTok, by using the in-app feature that lets you open the user\u2019s Instagram profile, the link is never more than a few clicks away.
\nA 10- to 60-minute \u201cget ready with me\u201d uploaded by an underage user where they dress and get ready for school.
\nA recap video featuring hundreds of photos and clips of an entire school year uploaded by someone who just finished their end-of-year exams.
\nFootage of well-known YouTubers\u2019 and streamers\u2019 most controversial moments, or popular TV shows such as South Park or Family Guy in the top half of the video and Subway Surfers\/Grand Theft Auto in the bottom half.
\nA four-minute explicit video of hardcore pornography.
\nVideos featuring what could be Islamist extremist militants but with little to no context because none of the text and spoken language is in a language you were hired to moderate or that you understand.
\nA first-hand recording of young men\/teenagers using power tools to steal a selection of motorbikes\/scooters\/cars, followed by clips of them either driving the vehicles dangerously, destroying the vehicles or listing them for sale.
\nA recording of a livestream that happened on TikTok and has been reposted, probably because it contains controversial comments or behaviour.
\nA list of a person\u2019s name, address, place of work and other personal information followed by harassing statements or requests for violence to be committed against the person.
\nTikTok declined to comment on the record. However, it insisted \u201cmoderator systems\u201d do not shut down after five minutes, and it said it did not recognise the term \u201crecaps\u201d. In response to other stories about how the app is policed, it said: \u201cThese allegations about TikTok\u2019s policies are wrong or based on misunderstandings, while the Guardian has not given us enough information about their other claims to investigate.\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From \u2018dense\u2019 training and tests to going live, answering for \u2018idles\u2019 \u2013 and some of the types of videos received TikTok says it has more than 40,000 professionals dedicated to keeping the platform safe. Moderators work alongside automated moderation systems, reviewing content in more than 70 languages. Earlier this year, TikTok invited journalists to its …<\/p>\n

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