I spent several months as a content moderator for TikTok and this is my story...unfiltered, uncensored, raw, and real. I saw some of the worst, most sick, and unbelievably disgusting content I never knew existed. Even if I thought I might have some idea of what I would see, the reality is I had no way to prepare for the literal shit storm that consumed my life for months. To say this was the worst job I ever had would be a vast understatement. I spent months in what I can only describe as the 7th circle of hell or perhaps purgatory tagging content uploaded purely for shock value, and watching viral dance videos until I could literally hear the same songs over and over again in my sleep. I started to have night terrors, my mental health took blow after blow and all the supervisor had to say was work faster...
Buckle up...I'm going to take you down the rabbit hole today...