I got PTSD from my job at Facebook

A former content moderator who worked on Facebook's website claims she suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder due to the thousands of deeply disturbing images and videos she was exposed to through her job, according to a new lawsuit.

Selena Scola's legal team contends in the suit that Facebook ignored the safety standards put into place on behalf of content moderators, who are responsible for sifting through graphic material and deeming whether it needs to be removed.

“Every day, Facebook users post millions of videos, images and livestreamed broadcasts of sexual abuse, rape, torture, bestiality, beheadings, suicide and murder,” reads lawsuit documents obtained by the Daily News, noting content managers are employed by the social media conglomerate to cleanse the website. “From her cubicle in Facebook's Silicon Valley offices, Ms. Scola witnessed thousands of acts of extreme and graphic violence.”

The California suit says many companies have measures to prevent trauma for moderators, but Facebook failed to live up to the steps it implemented. Facebook didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.