Tag: Job

The Real Story Behind Facebook Moderation and Your Petty Reports | The Internet Offends Me

Love it or hate it, Facebook is a big thing in our society. Something that big is going to have some really good things happening within. Unfortunately, something that big will also have some of the worst things imaginable within. It is, after all, made of people. The following blog post gives a glimpse behind the curtain of Facebook:

“THE REAL STORY BEHIND FACEBOOK MODERATION AND YOUR PETTY REPORTS

Imagine going to work every day and at the start of your day, with your first cup of coffee, you sit down to glance at be-headings, children in the process of being raped, human bodies in various stages of decomposition, the living and dead results of domestic violence, hanging bodies of 10 year old boys accused of being gay, real-life snuff films and bloody dog fighting rings and their subsequent results. Can you think up a human horror? I’ve probably seen it or a picture or video of something very similar. It’s fair to say that some of the people who work around me do not fare so well. Often they end up suffering from the endless barrage of horror they witness 8 to 12 hours per day. Did I share that *most* of these people make around a dollar per hour to do this job? That’s the truth. Not me though. I am an American who demands rights and all, so I make approximately $29 dollars per hour more than them. Technically, I don’t even have to do anymore than make sure they are clicking the buttons in the correct order. I don’t have to look at the images, but most of the time my focus on remaining unbiased in the face of, makes me do so anyway.

It’s Not All Blood and Guts, Sometimes it’s Worse…”

Read the full article here:The Real Story Behind Facebook Moderation and Your Petty Reports | The Internet Offends Me.

Five free tools to keep your Windows PC running malware-free | TechRepublic

Five free tools to keep your Windows PC running malware-free | TechRepublic.

I like Tech Republic; their contributors have good information delivered in a timely fashion. This article is a little dated (it’s a year old) but the anti-malware products are still relevant.

I personally use Microsoft Security Essentials and have been predominantly malware-free since it first came out. However, nothing is completely foolproof. That’s why I keep MalwareBytes installed (though disabled) for deep scans when something seems “odd” with the system. I also have ComboFix sitting in an archive that I can access in “safe mode” should the need arise (I haven’t had to use it yet, knock wood). I have used both Avast and AVG (free versions) and consider them acceptable, though I believe MS SE does a better job for me. Your results may differ.