We Had to Remove this Post
We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets, published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2022, is a thought-provoking exploration of morality and the human experience. This edition, written in English and spanning 138 pages, follows Kayleigh, a content moderator for a social media platform, as she navigates the challenges of reviewing disturbing content while grappling with her own sense of right and wrong. The narrative delves into the complexities of her job, where she must evaluate offensive videos and conspiracy theories, all while forming connections with her colleagues.
As Kayleigh immerses herself in this grueling work, the story examines the psychological and political implications of her role. The characters confront the shifting boundaries of morality and the impact of their decisions on their lives. This literary piece raises critical questions about societal norms and the influence of digital platforms on personal beliefs. We Had to Remove This Post invites readers to reflect on the nature of normalcy and the forces that shape our perceptions in an increasingly complex world.
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WHAT IS “NORMAL”?
WHAT IS “RIGHT”?
AND WHO GETS TO DECIDE?
To be a content moderator is to see humanity at its worst–but Kayleigh needs money. So she takes a job working for a social media platform whose name she isn’t allowed to mention. Her task: review offensive videos and pictures, rants and conspiracy theories, and decide which need to be removed. It’s grueling work. Kayleigh and her colleagues spend all day watching horrors and hate on their screens, evaluating them with the platform’s ever-changing moderating guidelines. Yet Kayleigh is good at her job, and she finds in her colleagues a group of friends–even a new girlfriend–and for the first time in her life, her future seems bright.
But soon the job seems to change them all, shifting their worlds in alarming ways. How long before the moderators’ own senses of right and wrong begin to bend and flex?
From one of the most acclaimed Dutch writers of her generation, We Had to Remove This Post is a chilling, powerful, and urgent literary masterpiece about who or what determines our worldview, who sets the boundaries, and just how much a person can be asked to accept.
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