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Former Meta contractor Sama to lay off more than 1,000 workers in KenyaFacebook's parent company Meta has ended its contract with Kenyan firm Sama. This decision will lead to over 1,000 workers being laid off f...16 Apr, 2026, 10.24 PM IST- Kenya court rules Meta can be sued over layoffs by contractorLast year the content moderators sued Meta and two local contractors, saying they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted ...20 Sep, 2024, 09.53 PM IST
- Kenya judge finds Meta is not in contempt of courtA Kenyan judge on Thursday found Facebook's parent company Meta was not in contempt of court for failing to pay dozens of content moderator...07 Dec, 2023, 03.27 PM IST
- Oversight Board upholds Meta’s decision of removing video of communal violence in OdishaMajority of the board also backs decision to remove identical videos across Meta platforms given violence in Odisha at the time30 Nov, 2023, 02.10 PM IST
- 'No job for humans': the harrowing work of content moderators in KenyaThe legal offensive against Meta began with a lawsuit filed in May 2022 in a Nairobi court by a former content moderator, Daniel Motaung, c...15 Jun, 2023, 10.50 AM IST
- Respect African content moderators, says Facebook whistleblowerGlobally, thousands of moderators review posts containing graphic content - keeping harmful material from appearing on users' feeds. Many w...12 May, 2023, 12.57 AM IST
- Kenyan judge temporarily blocks mass layoff of Facebook moderatorsJudge Matthews Nduma issued an interim injunction against Meta and the Kenya-based outsourcing firm Sama, preventing them from terminating ...22 Mar, 2023, 09.43 AM IST
- Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in KenyaThe 43 applicants say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union.21 Mar, 2023, 10.10 AM IST
- Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in KenyaThe 43 applicants say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union. T...20 Mar, 2023, 09.25 PM IST
- IT ministry plans to reverse content moderation decisions by Big TechIn republished draft changes to IT Rules 2021, the IT Ministry (MeitY) stated that the new amendment "will not impact early stage or growth...07 Jun, 2022, 12.17 PM IST
- How Meta fumbled propaganda moderation during Russia's invasion of UkrainePhotos of Mariana Vishegirskaya, a Ukrainian fashion and beauty influencer, navigating down a hospital stairwell in polka-dot pajamas circu...11 Apr, 2022, 02.24 PM IST
- Facebook strikes conciliatory note, calls India's new content rules 'legitimate scrutiny'The government's new IT rules, announced on February 25, mandate the social media and internet giants such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, ...23 Mar, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
- Facebook moderators press for pandemic safety protectionsFacebook should guarantee better conditions or allow the workers to continue their jobs from home, content moderators said in the open lett...19 Nov, 2020, 07.24 PM IST
- Facebook says will remove content to mitigate adverse legal or regulatory impactThe changes in Terms of Service come despite growing criticism of Facebook's content moderation policy that is allegedly influenced by empl...02 Sep, 2020, 12.04 AM IST
- India’s diversity makes content moderation toughIndia had 504 million active internet users – who logged onto the Web at least once in the last one month – at the end of November 2019, ac...08 May, 2020, 07.42 AM IST
- Cognizant’s $250m-a-year content moderation business up for grabsCognizant's decision to move out of content moderation biz has created space for other companies.26 Nov, 2019, 09.45 AM IST
- India's graduates line up to rid Facebook of inappropriate contentFacebook directly employs content moderators but also outsources the task of screening posts.05 Sep, 2018, 07.10 AM IST
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