Sarah Lewitzka
Biographic Data
| ID | 9608669 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Lewitzka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Lewitzka |
| SIGNATURE | LEWITZKA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Flinders University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The role of decision making in the negative impact of content moderation
Content moderators view hundreds of negative images daily to remove content that violates social media guidelines (e.g., live suicides, child exploitation). Frequent exposure to such content can lead to depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Therefore, it is important to investigate factors that exacerbate the negative impact of viewing graphic content. Here, we examined whether the types of decisions moderators make (i.e., those…
Evaluating image modification as a harm reduction approach in content moderation
Content moderators are repeatedly exposed to disturbing material, leaving them susceptible to harm, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Currently, social media platforms such as Facebook allow moderators to modify (i.e., blur or greyscale) the visual features of images to mitigate the potential impact of the material. However, there is little empirical basis for this intervention. Therefore, we examined whether viewing distu…
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The role of decision making in the negative impact of content moderation
Content moderators view hundreds of negative images daily to remove content that violates social media guidelines (e.g., live suicides, child exploitation). Frequent exposure to such content can lead to depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Therefore, it is important to investigate factors that exacerbate the negative impact of viewing graphic content. Here, we examined whether the types of decisions moderators make (i.e., those…
Evaluating image modification as a harm reduction approach in content moderation
Content moderators are repeatedly exposed to disturbing material, leaving them susceptible to harm, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Currently, social media platforms such as Facebook allow moderators to modify (i.e., blur or greyscale) the visual features of images to mitigate the potential impact of the material. However, there is little empirical basis for this intervention. Therefore, we examined whether viewing distu…
Anxiety (2 works) · Media Influence and Health (2 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (2 works) · Moderation (2 works) · Content analysis (1 works) · Empirical research (1 works) · Harm (1 works) · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (1 works) · Mental Health via Writing (1 works) · Mental image (1 works)