Report: workers delivering Amazon’s packages are injured at a ‘shocking rate’
The subcontractors delivering Amazon’s packages are being injured at alarmingly high rates, far more frequently than workers in the rest of the industry.
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Facebook will pay $52 million in settlement with moderators who developed PTSD on the job
Current and former moderators will all be paid a minimum of $1,000. The Verge reported that many moderators suffer from mental health issues from doing the job.
Along with health and safety experts, we would like to remind you that Lysol is poison
President Trump appeared to suggest injections of disinfectants might be a way to treat COVID-19. The EPA and the makers of Lysol both then stressed these products should not be used inside the body.
The Google graveyard: all the products Google has shut down
Follow along for The Verge’s coverage of every product Google sends to the graveyard. RIP Reader, Inbox, Wave, Clips, and others.
Facebook’s ad delivery could be inherently discriminatory, researchers say
A new report finds that Facebook delivers job and housing ads differently based on race and gender, backing up a similar claim made in a recent HUD lawsuit.
Google’s algorithms advertise higher paying jobs to more men than women
Study suggests how ‘impartial’ data can encode real-life prejudices
Dark Patterns: inside the interfaces designed to trick you
These carefully crafted elements are built to misdirect and confuse