Also surprised there aren’t more content moderators. FB (just FB alone for now due to them being a monopoly) should be required, IMHO, to review every piece of content before it is shown in a feed using human review. We don’t let movies get shown before they get reviewed (e.g. PG13).
You seem to be wildly underestimating the complexity of the task and the long tail of content creation. There are 1.9 billion daily users.
You’re asking to REQUIRE a human content moderation system that reviews 100% of the continent that 1.9 billion users can create a day? Before that content can get shown? I don’t see a feasible way of creating a system like that which will serve the needs of those 1.9 billion users in a way that will seem remotely tolerable to them, that can timely share their content.
Have we actually decided that "scale" is a good a justification for behaving badly, or are we simply accepting it without critical thought because we once respected those companies?
IMO, companies do not have some inherent right to profitability, or even to remain in business, if they can't responsibly conduct their business.
Should they pay that much in a really poor country. What about a really rich one (may be Switzerland)?
End of the day quality of living is totally dependent on local conditions (barring gadgets like ipricy)