The High Court of Kenya issued interim orders compelling the companies to provide “proper medical, psychiatric and psychological care for the petitioners and other Facebook Content Moderators…” The case is still ongoing, and it has inspired employees of social media giants based in Africa to unionise for better working conditions. [...] The NGOs analysed the reach of job ads in six countries, including South Africa, and found that across the studied jurisdictions “90.9% of ads for a mechanic [were] seen by men, whilst 78.6% of ads for preschool teachers were seen by women.” The organisations filed complaints to the French Defenseur des Droits and the Dutch Institute of Human Rights to launch investigations. [...] The Resource Centre has examined the human rights responsibilities of telecoms companies for internet shutdowns in Africa and provided recommendations for companies, including open and transparent communication with users before and after internet cut-offs. [...] For example, given the rise of violence and xenophobia in South Africa, Global Witness and the Legal Resources Centre collaborated on an investigation assessing Facebook, TikTok and YouTube’s effectiveness in detecting and removing hate speech against refugees and migrants. [...] Translating rights to material risk: Safety & security of person and right to life Ĺ Kenya: Ethiopians & Kenyan rights groups sue Meta for posts inciting violence in Tigray war Risks: Legal Reputational Financial Meta was sued in Kenya by victims of ethnic violence in Ethiopia for allegedly failing to conduct proper content moderation on the platform and fuelling violence and hate speech during th.
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