Data4Mods

DATA4MODS: Content Moderators' Collective Power through Data

Data4Mods is a groundbreaking initiative that investigates and maps the content moderation and data labelling industry across Africa. It seeks to empower workers to exercise their data rights and analyse their personal data. The aim is to create a collective power that helps them prove and improve their working conditions.

Objectives

Data4modes seeks to transform the content moderation and data labelling industry by:
 
  •  Supporting content moderators in exercising their data rights
  • Building collective power through data collection and analysis
  • Creating transparency in the AI industry
  • Developing evidence-based policy recommendations

Collaboration

This initiative is a collaboration between Personaldata.IO and the African Content Moderators’ Union (ACMU): The first union of its kind worldwide, representing content moderators and data labellers across Africa, advocating for improved working conditions and mental health support.

First outputs

  • A map of content moderation and data labelling companies unveiling the first personal data flows between EU and African companies
  • Data access requests made to major European companies
  • 81 workers surveyed about their working conditions

Upcoming work

  • Data-based policy report

Duration: September 2024 – March 2025.

Get involved

Interested in contributing? You can get involved by:

For content moderators

Are you a content moderator and/or data labeller? Learn more about your rights and join our community
Contact

For Researchers, policymakers and journalists

Are you invested in our findings? Please reach out to contact@personaldata.io
CONTACT

SUpport

This project is supported by the Data Empowerment Fund and contributes to building a more equitable and transparent tech industry where labor and data rights are respected and upheld for all workers.