Digital Sweatshops: The Global Labor Divide

26/06/2025 12 min Episodio 3
Digital Sweatshops: The Global Labor Divide

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Episode Synopsis

Our hosts explore why tech companies choose to outsource content moderation to developing countries, examining the economic and ethical implications of this practice. Through analysis of labor costs, corporate policies, and global workforce dynamics, we reveal how platforms maintain plausible deniability while exploiting wage disparities. The episode investigates working conditions in moderation centers across India, Philippines, and Eastern Europe, comparing compensation, benefits, and worker protections to those in Western countries. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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