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Meta Allegedly Ended Contract To Silence Smart Glass Workers

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Mercy Mutemi, executive director of Oversight Lab, stated that former employees claimed they were traumatized by exposure to graphic content. The Kenyan government is reportedly planning legislation to protect technology firms from being sued within the country.

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Sources · 7 independent

BBC World Service

“SAMHOR ended its work to moderate Facebook posts, resulting in over 200...”

BBC Radio 4

“former employees, some of whom claimed they were traumatised by being exposed to graphic content. Mercy Mutemi is a lawyer representing those employees”

BBC World Service

“SAMHOR ended its work to moderate Facebook posts, resulting in over 200... those employees and is also the executive director of the Oversight Lab, a non-profit organisation pursuing fair and equitable technology across Africa.”

BBC WS backup

“Naftali argues there is another reason for ending the contract. Metta didn't want workers speaking out about reviewing content captured by the smart glasses.”

BBC Radio 4

“I think from way back, I think 2017, a company of that scale cannot have woken up eight or nine years later to realize that they have not met their standards.”

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