Lawsuit against Meta in Kenya paves the way for African countries to sue tech companies
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Image credits: Book Catalog. Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) A Kenyan court recentlyruled that a case against Facebook’s parent company Meta, filed by a former Facebook moderator Daniel Motaung, for alleged exploitation and a toxic working environment at its Nairobi office can advance, setting a precedent for tech companies that have tried to evade legal repercussions in local courts by claiming lack of jurisdiction. Motaung also sued Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its local outsourcing agent, Samasource Kenya EPZ Limited. In his suit filed with the Kenya Employment and Labour Relation…