Kenyan court rejects Meta’s jurisdiction appeal, allowing content moderators’ case to proceed

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, lost its appeal in a Kenyan labour court on Friday, allowing a lawsuit filed by content moderators to move forward. The court ruled that Meta could be sued in Kenya over the mass dismissal of content moderators, a decision the company had challenged.

The case, brought by around 185 content moderators from several African countries who were employed by Meta’s contractor, Sama, in Nairobi, will now proceed in the labour court. The moderators are seeking compensation amounting to USD 1.6 billion, according to their lawyer, Mercy Mutemi, as reported by Associated Press.