Kenyan Court Due To Hear Case Against Meta
Sep 23, 2022 ·
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A Kenyan court is due to hear submissions in a case where a former Facebook content moderator has sued the American social media giant's parent company, Meta, over alleged poor...
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A Kenyan court is due to hear submissions in a case where a former Facebook content moderator has sued the American social media giant's parent company, Meta, over alleged poor working conditions.
The petition filed against a local outsourcing firm, Samasource Kenya EPZ, also known as Sama, alleges that staff moderating content on Facebook are subjected to unfavorable working conditions such as poor pay, inadequate mental health support, and violations of privacy and dignity.
The court will determine if Meta can be tried in Kenya since the 12 petitioners were working for a third-party firm that it was using for moderation services.
Meta made an application in June seeking to have the case thrown out, arguing that the court had no jurisdiction to determine it - since the company is not based in Kenya.
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The petition filed against a local outsourcing firm, Samasource Kenya EPZ, also known as Sama, alleges that staff moderating content on Facebook are subjected to unfavorable working conditions such as poor pay, inadequate mental health support, and violations of privacy and dignity.
The court will determine if Meta can be tried in Kenya since the 12 petitioners were working for a third-party firm that it was using for moderation services.
Meta made an application in June seeking to have the case thrown out, arguing that the court had no jurisdiction to determine it - since the company is not based in Kenya.
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