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The Unwanted Labour of Social Media Article Discussion Questions

 

I’m working on a film discussion question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

Read the article and respond to the following prompts. 

1. The article is about unpaid volunteer moderation or community management labor. What work is being described in the article? Who is doing it? What does it accomplish?

2. How do the volunteer workers in the article feel about the unpaid work they are doing? Do they feel their work is valued? Are there challenges that they face?

3. What are some of the questions that the article raises about unpaid volunteer online labor? Does the article identify potential problems? Does it suggest future changes?