Gregg Keizer covers Microsoft, security issues, Apple, Web browsers and general technology breaking news for Computerworld. His e-mail address is gkeizer computerworld. See more articles by Gregg Keizer. Here are the latest Insider stories. More Insider Sign Out. Sign In Register. Sign Out Sign In Register. Latest Insider. Check out the latest Insider stories here. Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, and virtually any other site where you can upload pictures will apply some level of compression.
However, things like Instagram filters or screenshots can make the image bigger, while including the old imperfections, introduce new ones, and start the process all over again. When everyone is doing this every time they want to move a picture from one place to another, pictures can start to look like garbage really quickly.
When you upload your own photos, they might look okay the first time, but the more a picture gets passed around the internet, the more its quality can deteriorate. However, there are a few ways to minimize the effect.
In some cases, you can tweak your photos before uploading them to Facebook. While Facebook will always apply compression to your uploaded photos, there are some ways to limit the effect. Here are some of the key tips if you decide to upload to Facebook directly:. Not every photo you share will be a photo you edit on your own.
Sometimes you just want to share something funny or interesting you found online. Here are some ways to do that:. Similarly, there are some things you should avoid when sharing photos to Facebook to prevent ugly, compressed images:. This is an important issue, and we are committed to getting this right. I ask Alex why he felt the quality scores mattered so much.
How did that impact on him? The first ever ticket that I did, I had to watch a person being beaten to death with a plank of wood with nails in it, and being stabbed numerous times.
And that was also the first ever mistake that I made. Because I deleted it. But it is understood that content is removed if it is glorifying or celebrating the violence, or being shared for sensational viewing pleasure, or if there are visible internal organs or dismemberment. Beyond that, it is marked as disturbing and unavailable to those under It took me just a few seconds to find upsetting, graphic videos of the festival, some of them marked as disturbing, on the platform.
Gray describes a video of a pig being beheaded to the soundtrack of Peppa Pig. It makes you. And then they splice them together, and they overlay them with happy music, rap music, celebratory music. Having been a fan of horror movies, Alex thought he was prepared for the job. Now he says horror movies are like comedies. Did you actually throw up? This content therefore needs to come down. Many of the decisions we make, include cultural nuance and intent, which still require human eye and judgment, which is why people will continue to be part of the equation.
Facebook says content moderators have access to a trained counsellor on site, night and day, along with break-out areas, where they can step away from their screens, and peer supervision and support. It is up to the individual how much they want or need to take advantage of these supports and wellness resources.
But, says Alex, the counsellors can only do so much. It only releases some of the tension. Politically and emotionally, you become kind of disconnected from people. People want you to move on. But how do you move on from that type of material? We provide extensive training and support to everyone working to review Facebook content, to ensure their wellbeing. We are working to understand what happened here, and encourage these individuals to share their concerns with us directly.
In common with the accounts of Facebook moderators published in the US, Gray describes noticing, after a time, that his own views and attitudes had begun to change.
Gray says he was affected too, over time. I was the hippie love everybody type of guy. But you get these flashbacks, and you find yourself saying things that you heard somebody saying months ago [on Facebook]. Or you saw in a Britain First video. I had a discussion with my team leader about the training. And he kind of pushed back. And I basically lost it.
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