Two former TikTok moderators are suing the company for the lack of support they received while completing the arduous and often graphic work of reviewing questionable videos on the platform. Both Ashley Velez and Reece Young are hoping the suit will be granted class-action status, which would leave space for other TikTok moderators to jump on the lawsuit as well.
Velez expounded upon the severe emotional toll of TikTok moderating in an interview: “We would see death and graphic, graphic pornography. I would see nude underage children every day. I would see people get shot in the face, and another video of a kid getting beaten made me cry for two hours straight.”
