Elena Martellozzo

Associate Director of Centre for Abuse and Trauma Studies Middlesex University London

Conference Day Two - Thursday 14th March 2024

10:00 AM PANEL DISCUSSION: Moderator Wellness & User Wellbeing - Addressing the Psychological Toll of Content Moderation and Providing Support to Users

Shining a light on the psychological toll it can take on moderators. Every day, they risk serious harm to their wellbeing as they safeguard digital experiences that contain user-generated content. Fortunately, you can take effective steps to protect moderators’ mental health and wellbeing—ranging from using AI-powered tools to more traditional workplace wellness support. This panel discussion will explore best practice for wellness and wellbeing to best support both your employees and users across your platform.

  • An exploration of the mental and emotional challenges faced by content moderators and discuss approaches to support their psychological wellbeing.
  • Using NLP, keyword analysis, sentiment analysis, object detection and deep-learning algorithms to eliminate large volumes of content before they reach your moderators
  • Providing users and content moderation teams with effective support systems to cope with harmful content, harassment, and other distressing online challenges.
  • Forewarning moderators on the nature and severity of content through AI categorising, prioritising and triaging
  • Examining mental health support initiatives within your organisation to address the unique challenges faced by moderators and users.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Elena.

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