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"Gross!": Personalized Video Content Moderation Using Generative Image Overlays for Aversive Videos

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Gold Standard or Gold-Plated? Human Practices of Triple Verification in CSAM Takedown

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Beyond Content Exposure: Systemic Factors Driving Moderators' Mental Health Crisis in Africa

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No evidence of protection: Imaginary bulletproof glass fails to reduce psychological harm in content moderation

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Fast, Accurate, and Healthier: Interactive Blurring Helps Moderators Reduce Exposure to Harmful Content

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But Who Protects the Moderators? The Case of Crowdsourced Image Moderation

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Reducing the Emotional Distress of Content Moderators through LLM-based Target Substitution in Implicit and Explicit Hate-Speech

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