Gabriel Daros

3 weeks ago | restofworld.org | Gabriel Daros |Karla Zabludovsky

When Josélia de Brito, a former sugarcane worker from a remote town in northeast Brazil, filed for her retirement benefits through the mandated government app, she expected her claim would be processed quickly. Instead, her request was instantly turned down because the system identified her as a man. It was especially frustrating for de Brito, who had been requesting sick pay for years via the National Social Security Institute’s artificial intelligence-powered app, Meu INSS.

Jan 10, 2025 | noticias.uol.com.br | Gabriel Daros

Em geral, quem oferece esse tipo de serviço, de forma anônima e por meio de plataformas, tem diploma e familiaridade com o ambiente acadêmico - alguns, inclusive, trabalham como professores e pesquisadores em universidades. Uma graduada em psicologia ouvida pela reportagem, mas que prefere não se identificar, conta que atua neste mercado há oito anos. No começo, ela era paga por serviços básicos de edição e revisão.

Nov 23, 2024 | noticias.uol.com.br | Gabriel Daros

Só para assinantesPatrocinadora de times de futebol e dona de marca exposta em horário nobre da televisão, a Fatal Model se define como "o maior site de acompanhantes do Brasil". Desde 2016, a plataforma afirma conectar pessoas interessadas em comprar a profissionais dispostos a vender "experiências inesquecíveis" - de performances eróticas por webcam a relações sexuais de fato.

Aug 21, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Gabriel Daros

Ruwangi Amarasinghe for Rest of World Shortly after Diamantha Aweti Kalapalo posted a video of a funeral ceremony in her village on YouTube in 2016, the platform took it down for violating its policy on child safety, which includes the prohibition of sexually explicit content. In the video, a couple of tribesmen marched across a dirt road in Xingu, in the wild heartlands of central-west Brazil, playing long ceremonial flutes.

Aug 15, 2023 | restofworld.org | Laís Martins |Gabriel Daros

“We don’t give support to beginners,” is the first automated message one receives on joining a popular Telegram group for microworkers in Brazil. Microwork is a form of gig work consisting of simple tasks that can be completed online in a short time. Available on platforms like Appen, Amazon Mechanical Turk, and UHRS, the tasks range from typing out an entire spreadsheet to reviewing social media content moderation decisions.