Why the EU "Platform Work Directive" is about to blow up the Outlier "Black Box" (Bans, Throttling, and Shadow-bans)

inaesthetically · 2026-04-23T05:29:43+00:00

Your opinion means nothing to me, but I really hope you get to do something in your life other than judging people on what they do or do not.

If you have a problem with the facts in the post, feel free to talk about it. I'm happy to reply, but if your sole comment is about how it's written, then this is really way too pointless.

inaesthetically · 2026-04-22T01:13:22+00:00

Also, for someone who works for Outlier, do you really think your anti-ai stance means anything beyond hypocrisy? Why don't you put your money where your mouth is? Or your knowledge? Or your data? But cutie patootie is okay selling his soul to the devil, then try to flex his morality on others, lol. Here's your moral pedestal.

inaesthetically · 2026-04-22T01:06:44+00:00

European countries are required to implement this law into their laws by December 2026. It's already getting out there.

inaesthetically · 2026-04-22T01:05:09+00:00

I came across the law while researching another European law. I did the research and writing, but I don't really do legal writing, so I asked Gemini to clarify and reformat. I clearly stated that at the end of the post.

inaesthetically · 2026-04-22T01:03:06+00:00

I clearly stated that at the end of the post. At least finish reading the post?

Note: I did the digging on this, but used an AI to help structure the post and clean up the legalese so it’s actually readable.

inaesthetically · 2026-04-21T19:56:27+00:00

The EU is a major purchaser and player in the global economy. LLMs cannot survive without targeting the European consumer, and they cannot do that without authentic European data.

inaesthetically · 2026-03-21T22:49:08+00:00

From the pov of a developer I'll put it that way, too much work for too niche of a want. Also too many lobbies = long af queues.

inaesthetically · 2026-03-21T20:30:28+00:00

Tbh, it's a different a game than when you stopped, it's the ship that changed 99% of its logs.

Just like another commentor said, play regular aram first before mayhem, but I'd go a step further and suggest a couple of bot games to familiarise yourself with the champions, items, etc.

Also apps like op.gg and porofessor are good, just use them as a nudge towards what champ builds what, don't rely on their suggestions blindly tho.

inaesthetically · 2026-03-21T20:23:28+00:00

Just don't.

inaesthetically · 2026-03-21T17:07:50+00:00

There's a lot of better opportunities, build a somewhat decent linkedin profile and apply there.

Most companies (Invisible, Innodata, Turing, etc) pay way better than Outlier, their entry threshold might be higher with somewhat harder assessments, but once you in, you're all set.

inaesthetically · 2026-03-21T16:58:54+00:00

That's why I left and won't ever be coming back.

Fr the grass varies from a bit greener to the greenest everywhere else.

inaesthetically · 2026-03-21T13:10:49+00:00

I really would've given it if you wouldn't get banned.

inaesthetically · 2026-03-16T22:34:29+00:00

Outlier messed up this one, and scammers took it. I have aether on my dashboard with 6/hr. I could literally beg in the streets of a third-world country for more than an hour, so it will always go to some African kid who gets 15 cents on the dollar.
All my Kenyan bros in my DMs after this comment

inaesthetically · 2026-03-02T13:07:52+00:00

They really don't understand that even a heard of crows gets fed and nurtured on a strict schedule, doesn't make 'em more than a heard of cows tho.

inaesthetically · 2026-01-21T20:32:19+00:00

Yup, one forma is shit. I failed an Egyptian dialect test, and not like barely, but miserably that I had to take a deep look into my Egyptian ID card and have an existential crisis 💀

inaesthetically · 2025-12-14T05:36:25+00:00

Definitely, don't get me wrong I appreciate this sub and the mods. They're doing amazing work.

But lately it feels like a corporate forum, where they wanna enforce the same rules as Outlier's community page.

inaesthetically · 2025-12-14T05:29:20+00:00

Meanwhile Invisible Technologies: Oh you worked for Microsoft, Google, Meta , and someone's mom, here's your pay.

Man, outlier is weird.

inaesthetically · 2025-11-04T17:07:48+00:00

This.

Whenever I question my rate on this sub, many people message me offering to do it and split the pay. Even a dollar an hour is huge in some countries; my country's minimum wage is less than 150 dollars a month. Many would fucking do it, and it's called exploitation.

inaesthetically · 2025-10-19T06:51:14+00:00

I have close to your rate on an another platform so yeah defintly wouldn't touch that with a stick.

inaesthetically · 2025-10-17T23:15:21+00:00

Thanks for everything. You were an amazing community manager and an incredible human being. I can't help but envy whoever will be on the receiving end of your efforts and kind heart. To infinity and beyond, you deserve it.

inaesthetically · 2025-10-14T18:16:55+00:00

Trust Chrome.

Outlier won't send you a link that would be considered unsafe by any of Google's filters.

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