Facebook Reaches $52 Million Class Settlement In California With Content Moderators

Mealey's (May 14, 2020, 2:13 PM EDT) -- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Facebook has reached a $52 million class settlement with its U.S. content moderators, who sued the social media giant alleging that they were traumatized by their jobs reviewing disturbing material reported by users, attorneys for the plaintiffs announced May 12.  The plaintiffs have moved for preliminary approval of the agreement and class certification in a California court (Selena Scola, et al. v. Facebook Inc., No. 18-05135, Calif. Super., San Mateo Co.)....