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Meta content review partner Sama told by court to pay moderators
Meta’s content moderation partner in Africa, Sama, was earlier today compelled by a Kenyan court to pay April salaries to a section of moderators it had left out. The direction comes days after mode
Confusion sets in as Meta content moderators go without pay
Content moderators under Sama, Meta’s content review sub-contractor in Africa, earlier today picketed at the company’s headquarters in Kenya demanding April salary, while urging it to obse
Meta barred by Kenyan court from engaging its new content moderation partner
Meta has been temporarily barred by a Kenyan court from engaging its new content moderation subcontractor, Majorel, pending the hearing of a new case, filed by 43 content moderators yesterday over ill
Meta fails bid to stop exploitation lawsuit against it in Kenya
More drama is afoot for Facebook’s parent company Meta on the African continent. A Kenyan court today rejected Meta’s request to be removed as party in a lawsuit filed last year against it and
Rights groups tell Meta to stop efforts to gag whistleblower
Rights groups are calling on Meta to halt attempts to silence Daniel Motaung, a South African content moderator and whistleblower who is suing it alongside Sama, its main subcontractor for content mod
Meta’s co-accused Sama to retain B Corp status until case is determined
Meta’s main subcontractor for content moderation in Africa, Sama, will retain its B Corp certification until the case against it in Kenya, over claims of union busting and exploitation, is determine
Meta sued in Kenya over claims of exploitation and union busting
A suit was filed today against American social media giant Meta and Sama, its main subcontractor for content moderation in Africa, over claims of exploitation and union busting. A law firm, representi
Meta disputes allegations of poor work conditions at its contractor’s hub in Kenya
A few weeks ago, a law firm threatened to sue American social-media giant Meta and its main subcontractor for content moderation in Africa, Sama, over alleged unsafe and unfair work conditions at the
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Meta and Sama face legal action in Kenya for alleged poor work conditions
Meta and Sama, its main subcontractor for content moderation in Africa, are facing a lawsuit in Kenya over alleged unsafe and unfair working conditions if they fail to meet 12 demands on workplace con
Sama taps into $70M to build ‘first end-to-end AI platform’ for training data
Sama is developing the first end-to-end AI tool for training data through machine learning.