Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has told moderators to “err on the side of an adult” when moderating pictures or videos of young people.
“They were letting so many things slide that we eventually just didn’t bring things up anymore,” said one former moderator. “They would have some crazy, extravagant excuse like, ‘That blurry portion could be pubic hairs, so we have to err on the side of it being a young adult.’”
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