Death of Bilibili content auditor revives debate on China’s overwork culture

Death of Bilibili content auditor revives debate on China’s overwork culture

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https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/10/bilibili-employee-death-996/

The recent death of an online content auditor in China has brought attention to the toil of the occupation that has emerged in the internet age.

A 25-year-old man who monitored content at Chinese video streaming site Bilibili suddenly passed away on February 5 during Chinese New Year, allegedly after working from 9 am to 9 pm through the national holiday, according to posts by a Weibo user who claimed to have been tipped by people familiar with the matter.

Death of Bilibili content auditor revives debate on China’s overwork culture

Feb 10, 2022, 12:23pm UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/10/bilibili-employee-death-996/ > The recent death of an online content auditor in China has brought attention to the toil of the occupation that has emerged in the internet age. > A 25-year-old man who monitored content at Chinese video streaming site Bilibili suddenly passed away on February 5 during Chinese New Year, allegedly after working from 9 am to 9 pm through the national holiday, according to posts by a Weibo user who claimed to have been tipped by people familiar with the matter.