RedNote scrambles to hire English-language content moderators
Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu—known internationally as RedNote—is working to strengthen its English content moderation after hundreds of thousands of American users suddenly joined the platform Predictions about TikTok are likely prohibited in the United States on Sunday.
WIRED has identified several job listings posted to recruitment platforms by tech outsourcing companies in China this week for content moderators, who can help manage the amount of videos and English post was suddenly uploaded to Xiaohongshu. (There are also several new job postings posted looking for content moderators who can work in Chinese, the platform’s default language.)
VXI Global Solutions, an American customer service company operating in China since the early 2000s, has posted job openings on recruitment websites. Zhilian Zhaopin And BOSS Zhipinspecifying that candidates will “censor videos using the accounts of foreign friends on Xiaohongshu.” Employers even put labels on them one of the list “Xiaohongshu Emergency Recruitment Overnight—TikTok Refugee Censorship, Short Term [contracts] accepted.”
Jinhui Rongzhi Technologyan IT services outsourcing company, and Transnan AI-powered translation service provider, posted a similar job posting this week looking for English-speaking content moderators to work for Xiaohongshu. WIRED reached out to three companies to confirm the validity of the listings. None of them responded in time for publication. Xiaohongshu also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The salary for this job ranges from 4,500 RMB to 8,000 RMB a month (about 600 USD to 1,100 USD). Applicants are required to demonstrate their English skills and demonstrate that they have passed the exam proficiently. A list noted that the position must be filled within three days and that candidates do not need to apply if they cannot start immediately.
The Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s top internet watchdog, is said to have become increasingly concerned about content shared by foreigners on Xiaohongshu. CAC warned the platform earlier this week to “ensure users in China cannot see posts from US users,” according to Information.
Social media platforms in China are legally required to remove many types of content, including nudity and violent images, especially information the government considers politically sensitive. treat. Platforms like Xiaohongshu rely on large pools of contractors managed by outsourcing companies to perform both regular enforcement as well as response to emergency situations.
“RedNote—like all platforms owned by Chinese companies— must obey the Chinese Communist Party’s repressive laws.” “Independent researchers have documented how keywords considered sensitive to those in power, such as discussion of labor strikes or criticism of Xi Jinping, can be removed from the platform. rock.”
But the wave of TikTok users in the US—up to 700,000 in just two days, according to Reuters—could limit Xiaohongshu’s ability to censor content, said Eric Liu, editor of China Digital Times, a California-based publication specializing in document censorship in China, who also worked as a moderator. content reviewer for Chinese social media platform Weibo, said.
