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By Feliz SolomonJanuary 12, 2017 2:46 AM ESTMicrosoft is being sued by two men who worked on the companyrsquo online safety team, who claim they have suffered from PTSD after having to view inhumane and disgusting content with little or no psychological support.The Guardian reports that the two men are seeking damages and potential reforms to protect online moderators, who screen online content for images of child sexual abuse, murder and other crimes.The lawsuit, filed in Washington State, claims that the men now experience triggers after being subjected to images that are designed t stanley cup o entertain the most twisted and sick-minded people in the world.The sight of their own children, an adult who looks like a potential abuserrdq stanley cup uo; or kitchen knives can be enough to spark a psychological reaction, a lawyer for the pair, Ben Wells, told the paper. One of the men, Henry Soto, who went on medical leave, says he can no longer look at computers. The other plaintiff, Greg Blauert, suffered a breakdown in 2013 and has not been able to return to work.In a statement stanley cup from Microsoft cited by the Guardian, the company said it takes seriously its responsibility to remove and report imagery of child sexual exploitation and abuse being shared on its services, as well as the health and resiliency of the employees who do this important work.Legislation passed in 2008 requires tech companies to report criminal activit Kxfy New Delhi, the World s Most Polluted City, Is Even More Polluted Than We Realized
Armando Iannucci introducing the film that inspired him as part of the BFI Screen Epiphanies series in partnership with American Express at BFI Southbank on March 18, 2015 in London.Tim P. Whitby鈥擥etty ImagesBy Abigail Abr air force 1 amsJanuary 12, 2017 3:48 PM ESTVeep creator Armando Iannucci offered Americans a bleak prediction on Thursday.America, you do real ugg ise itrsquo going to be an awful lot worse than you dared imagine the former HBO showrunner tweeted, referring to the impending inauguration of Donald Trump.America, you do realise it 39 going to be an awful lot worse than you dared imagine mdash; Armando Iannucci @Aiannucci January 12, 2017Many celebrities have reacted strongly to Trumprsquo surprise win of the 2016 presidential election. Meryl Streep used her Cecile B. DeMille Award acceptance speech at the Golden Globes this week to call out Trump and encourage her fe af1 llow artists to support the Committee to Protect Journalists.And even before Trump won in November, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, star of Iannuccirsquo Veep, weighed in on the political climate. She told TIME last April that while her show is a comedy, it is not a parody of politics. We create situations that are plausible, she said.Iannucci himself has also spoken out about politics in the past. In December, he wrote an opinion piece for the Guardian about the similarities between the climates that allowed for Trump to win and for UK citizens to vote to exit the Eur |
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