Facebook moderators fell victim to security breach
According to research by The Guardian, a security lapse at Facebook has exposed the personal details of some of the company’s content moderators, who review and remove inappropriate content from the platform, including hate speech and terrorist content. Of the 1,000 affected moderators, six are likely to have their personal profiles viewed by potential terrorists, and at least one of them has gone into hiding.
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