Overview

• Barber, who has moderated live adult streams since November 2020, filed on July 22 a proposed federal class-action on behalf of moderators hired in the last four years.
• The lawsuit claims prolonged exposure to extreme, graphic and sexually explicit content without mental health safeguards drove him to develop full-blown PTSD requiring ongoing treatment.
• Defendants named are Chaturbate, its parent Multi Media LLC and contractor Bayside Support Services on grounds of negligence and breach of duty of care.
• Multi Media LLC said it has not been served and cannot comment on the complaint, and affirmed its commitment to supporting content moderators.
• This marks the first direct legal challenge to Chaturbate’s moderation practices and follows a broader trend of lawsuits over digital content moderators’ welfare.