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We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets

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izypup's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

While there is a lot of content warnings for this book, it’s a lot less graphic than what it seems to be made out to be when I saw reviews. It is primarily an insight on the effects of being desensitized/over-exposed to disturbing media online than about discussing the disturbing media.

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istaisa's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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sherri_berri's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Interesting topic but it fel unfinished. I actually got to the last page and was confused where the rest of the book was? I understand its a novella, and short books are great, but I feel that it ends abruptly and prematurely, seemingly without intention. Other than that, I found the character to voice to be strong and the plot to develop well. These two aspects benefited the

reveal of sexual coercion

quite well, while majntaing the blurry uncertainty of the setting & storyline. I would have loved to delve further into how the main character - either growth or devolution.

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ruthlemon08's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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oktoberlyran's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

2.0

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rgs's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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pamshenanigans's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

We Had to Remove This Post dives into the dangers of disturbing content posted in social media not just towards the audience viewing them but also towards the people moderating them. While I wasn’t exactly wowed by the book, I can sort of relate, as someone who works in the digital marketing space. The story is written in a way that the MC, Kayleigh, is talking to a lawyer or representative for the lawsuit the other ex-employees were working on.

Kayleigh is desperate for a job and needed the money so she signed up to be a content moderator. Moderators are tasked to view disturbing, violent, and offensive content to decide whether to keep this on the platform or not.

Dangerous job aside, Kayleigh also had to navigate fragile relationships that may or may not be affected by the nature of their job.

Another disturbing detail about this book is that it happens in real life, albeit not exactly how it happens in the book. There are content moderators around the world tasked to evaluate certain content. Moderators who have experienced long-term exposure to disturbing images and videos and are dealing with anxiety and paranoid thoughts.

I’m also pretty sure that similar to this book, there are ridiculous nuances that need to be followed, content that may be dangerous but could generate clicks and views as long as they fit a certain absurd standard. A sample from the book: “Death threats against a pedophile are allowed; death threats against a politician are not; a video of a religious zealot blowing themselves up in a daycare center should be removed, on the grounds that it’s a terrorist propaganda, not because it depicts violence or child abuse.”

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