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Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful layoffs and blacklisting of moderators, court rules
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A Kenyan court has ruled that Meta can be sued in the East African country over alleged unlawful sacking and blacklisting of content moderators, and dismissed the social media giant’s application that sought to have the case thrown out.
A Kenyan court has ruled that Meta, formerly known as Facebook, can be sued in Kenya over the alleged unlawful sacking and blacklisting of content moderators. The court dismissed the social media giant's application that sought to have the case thrown out, arguing that it lacked jurisdiction. Meta and its content review partners in sub-Saharan Africa, Sama and Majorel, have been sued by 183 content moderators who claim they were unlawfully fired by Sama after it wound down its content review arm, and that Meta instructed its new Luxembourg-based partner, Majorel, to blacklist ex-Sama content moderators. The ruling paves the way for a full hearing.
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