According to the Spanish CCOO union, this is the result of Meta suddenly canceling its cooperation contract with Telus International - a Canadian technology company operating in Barcelona under the trading name Barcelona Digital Services.
Telus has been a partner with Meta since 2018 in the field of moderation and handling harmful content on social networks. In total, 2,059 employees will be affected by this decision, mainly those directly involved in reviewing, evaluating and removing content that violates community standards.
Telus did not release specific numbers on the number of people losing their jobs, but said it would provide maximum support to affected employees, including opportunities for reassignment to other positions.
CCOO and another Spanish union, UGT, have also signed a preliminary agreement to guarantee “the highest possible level of legal compensation” for workers, and said the layoffs will take place between May and September.
Last April, Meta announced changes to its moderation policy, which will stop proactively reviewing content that violates the law, such as hate speech, and only intervene when users report it. In particular, the company announced that it would remove independent fact-checking organizations in the US - which CEO Mark Zuckerberg accused of being "too politically biased" and "causing distrust instead of building trust".
Meta asserted that ending its contract with Telus does not mean that the company will reduce its ability to moderate content posted on its online platforms.
Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/tren-2-000-nhan-vien-kiem-duyet-noi-dung-cho-meta-mat-viec-701376.html
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