The Worst of the Worst

The New Yorker’s Adrian Chen on the human toll of protecting the internet from the worst of humanity. “He developed symptoms of P.T.S.D., including insomnia, nightmares, anxiety, and auditory hallucinations. He began to have trouble spending time around his son, because it triggered traumatic memories.” (If you’ve never worked on a site where people share content or perform searches, trust me, you have no idea…)