It Came From Something Awful, by Dale Beran All Points Books hide caption
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Content moderators are responsible for determining what we see and what we don't on social media. Courtesy of gebrueder beetz filmproduktion hide caption
'The Cleaners' Looks At Who Cleans Up The Internet's Toxic Content
Internet activist Lyudmila Savchuk spent two months working in a "troll factory" in St. Petersburg, Russia. She was tasked with writing posts that would inflame anti-American sentiment among Russians. Others at the factory would write negative posts about American politicians, the war in Ukraine and America's NATO allies. Jolie Myers/NPR hide caption
Meet The Activist Who Uncovered The Russian Troll Factory Named In The Mueller Probe
Anas Modamani speaks to the media Feb. 6 in Wuerzburg, Germany, after a court session about his lawsuit against Facebook. Modamani's suit, regarding the misuse of a selfie he took of himself with German Chancellor Angela Merkel was rejected, but his lawyer Lawyer Chan-Jo Jun, right, says that under a new law a lawsuit might not even have been necessary. Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images hide caption