A Instagram moderator denounced the continued corruption attempts by the government ofIranwho is said to have approached several of his colleagues over the years with the aim of promoting the closure of accounts of “inconvenient” people, such as activists and journalists.
Iran would have offered come on 5,000 to 10,000 euros to the moderators responsible for supervising the messages in the language make yourself (Persian) published on social networks.
Instagram, like Facebook, controls only a small portion of moderation activities directly. Most of the work is entrusted to external companies. A 2019 study had exposed the extremely toxic and unhealthy work environment that prevails within these types of companies, where employees often develop post-traumatic illnesses similar to those experienced by veterans.
“They were mainly looking for a way to delete Masih Alinejad’s account,” the former Instagram moderator told the BBC. Masih Alinejad is an Iranian journalist and activist. In 2021, Iranian authorities had staged a plan — thwarted by US intelligence — to lure Alinejad out of the United States so he could kidnap her. Alinejad now lives and works in New York.
Iran – continues the complaint of the former employee – has already successfully approached several Instagram moderators. “Some support the government so no need to bribe them, they already have a clear idea prejudicehe added.
Several Iranian activists have recently denounced the removal of various images and videos from the anti-government demonstrations over the past few weeks. Instagram claims to have conducted a thorough investigation, finding no evidence of abuse by the company charged with moderating Persian content.
Source: Lega Nerd
