Facebook Inc. reached a proposed $52 million class action settlement with content moderators over claims the company did not properly support the employees, whose job it was to sift through the most disturbing content on the social media platform.

Not only will each class member receive a $1,000 payout for medical screening, but Facebook will also retain licensed mental health clinicians available to Facebook content moderators throughout their shifts, according to the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of the settlement filed Tuesday in San Mateo Superior Court.

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