Varadkar: HSA has 'its role' in relation to Facebook moderator working conditions 

Varadkar: HSA has 'its role' in relation to Facebook moderator working conditions 

Last week, moderator Isabella Plunkett outlined her working conditions to the Oireachtas Enterprise Committee, describing how they have to view hate speech, bullying, graphic violence, suicide, abuse, and child exploitation on a daily basis.

Leo Varadkar has said the Health and Safety Authority "has its role" when it comes to the working conditions of content moderators for Facebook.

The Tánaiste was before the Oireachtas Enterprise Committee to discuss the treatment of moderators working on behalf of the social media giant.

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