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The In-House Decency Patrol At Facebook

theodp writes "How'd you like a job where you get fired if you DON'T view porn at work? Newsweek reports on Facebook's internal police force of 150 staffers who are charged with regulating users' decorum, hunting spammers and working with actual law-enforcement agencies to help solve crimes. Part hall monitors, part vice cops, the $50,000-a-year 'porn cops' also keep Facebook safe for corporate advertisers."

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  1. so lest get this straight by ionix5891 · · Score: 5, Funny

    there are people who get PAID to view porn?!

    1. Re:so lest get this straight by impaledsunset · · Score: 4, Funny

      Call me when they pay me to view porn _and_ read Slashdot.

    2. Re:so lest get this straight by jo42 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Imagine that. I've also heard that there are people who get paid to MAKE porn!!

    3. Re:so lest get this straight by 4D6963 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Call me when they pay me to view porn _and_ read Slashdot.

      Maybe CmdrTaco could use a helping hand with getting rid of the goatse links?

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  2. **preps resume** by downix · · Score: 3, Funny

    First it's the Sweedish tax collectors, now facebook! I am in the wrong line of business!

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  3. Waste of money by Norsefire · · Score: 4, Funny

    They pay 150 people $50k a year to do this when if they promised people a few hundred Texas Hold 'Em chips per report they could have millions doing it for free.

  4. Sorry, size matters by tomhudson · · Score: 3, Funny

    How do I apply and am I allowed to save the images to my computer?

    Neither your hard drive, nor your [censored}, are big enough.

    They don't want people who will end up filing for workers' comp for "tennis elbow".

    1. Re:Sorry, size matters by Snarky+McButtface · · Score: 3, Funny

      I have had wanker's cramp since I was fifteen and it hasn't slowed me down. Where do I need to send my resume?

  5. lolwut by sqrt(2) · · Score: 4, Funny

    There are ads on facebook?

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  6. Facebook might be in for a surprise! by Vinegar+Joe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait till they find pictures of their mothers on my page!

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  7. Re:No thanks by tomhudson · · Score: 3, Funny

    Familiarity breeds contempt. Not only would the questionable perk of viewing porn and other amusing things become boring after constant exposure,

    Kind of makes you want to feel sorry for gynecologists ...

    ... except the blind ones - they can still read lips.

  8. Re:Internal Corruption by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you've been following what the LAPD has been up to in the last few months, you'd know that cops get cycled through the vice unit after only 18 months so that the next guy can get a turn.

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  9. Re:Rampant Sexism by orange47 · · Score: 5, Funny

    aww, how cute, baby learned to type already..

  10. Re:50k$ is not enough by Flere+Imsaho · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just be thankful you're not being paid to watch necrophilia-based porn - that's dead boring. In contrast, the incest related stuff is only relatively boring.

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