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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Kimeu

High-profile lawsuit against Meta can be heard in Kenya, Nairobi court rules

Daniel Motaung, the former content moderator who is suing Meta in Kenya
Daniel Motaung, the former content moderator who is suing Meta in Kenya. Photograph: Foxglove

A Kenyan court has ruled that a case brought against Facebook by a former content moderator can go ahead.

Daniel Motaung, who was hired as a Facebook content moderator by the tech firm’s subcontractor Sama in 2019, filed a suit against the two companies last year, alleging that he had been exposed to graphic and traumatic content at work, without adequate prior knowledge or proper psychosocial support – which he says left him with post-traumatic stress disorder.

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