November 23, 2022
Attorneys representing a class of YouTube Inc. content moderators are requesting a $1.4 million chunk of a $4.7 million settlement the social media company agreed to pay those employees for having a potentially unsafe work environment, as well as a $20,000 service award for the person who initiated the action.
July 13, 2022
Alphabet subsidiary YouTube Inc. has agreed to pay $4.3 million to end a proposed class action alleging the technology giant failed to protect content moderators who routinely view violent and disturbing videos while on the job from psychological trauma, according to a motion filed in California federal court Tuesday.
December 03, 2020
A California federal judge should toss a former YouTube content moderator's proposed class action, the company argued, saying it was not responsible for the psychological trauma she experienced on the job because she worked for a third-party vendor, not YouTube itself.
October 26, 2020
A former YouTube content moderator has accused the company of failing to provide a safe workplace for those reviewing graphic content on the website, saying in a proposed class action she has suffered psychological trauma from repeated exposure to violent and disturbing videos.