You might have come across one of the hottest topics or headlines relating to Facebook’s parent company Meta. Since the headline flashed on the news, there are continuous discussions taking place of whether Facebook’s parent firm Meta can be sued by ex-moderator.
If you too are among the ones trying to examine what’s the case, then we are here to provide you with the complete information.
The current headline reads that Meta, Facebook’s parent company can be sued in the East African country after a lawsuit was filed by the content moderator asserting poor working conditions. The case is not as simple as this headline carries it.
Let’s check out the complete detail of the case together. Shall we??
What’s the complete case?
A flash like this surely will put the readers in chaos and leave them making estimations unless you know the complete story behind it. It sounds quite shocking that such a well-known company is about to get behind bars or is having a probability of getting sued.
News like this will surely make readers curious about the complete story behind this headline. So, to give you a complete picture of the case and to break the suspense, we are here to reveal the complete case. Are you eager to know about it?
Well, then the case is related to worker, Daniel Motaung. The worker claims that he was hired and paid by the company to review posts that include beheading and child molestation. The worker further reveals that he receives money for it on an hourly basis. The worker now claims that his mental health has been adversely affected and is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder because of reviewing graphic social media posts. The worker also claims to sue his former employer, Sama, who was hired by Meta to review job applications.
Now, listening to all this…you might think that the case is running quite smoothly. But. Is it really so?
Obviously “NO”. Now, here comes the turning point in the case. Meta argued that the court has no authority (jurisdiction) as the company doesn’t belong to Kenya. In this context, the NAIROBI, a labour court in Kenya, stated that under a thorough investigation, they have found that Sama and Meta are the proper parties that belong to this case. This statement directly shows that the court disagreed with Meta’s statement.
What is Sama’s point of view on the case?
When Daniel stated that the support to the moderators is inadequate, Sama argued and calls out his allegations as both inaccurate and disappointing. The company tries to defend itself by saying that they work on the principle of equality. Sama claimed that their workers are provided with competitive wages, benefits, mobility, and a mental health and wellness programme. On all these allegations Meta said that this hate of speech and incitement to violence is against the rules of the platform and needs heavy investment to remove such content. Further, the company cleared that they hire staff with local knowledge and expertise to continue and improve our capabilities to catch violating content. The company further admits that they try to catch violent content in the most widely spoken languages all over the world.
How does the case impact Ethiopia’s civil war?
A slight activity in any corner of the world impacts other parts of the world. I hope you too might agree with this viewpoint. So, this case does. Amongst the burning fire of Ethiopia’s civil war, this case acted as fuel to it. The case spread hatred and violence during the war and make it more dangerous. There is possibly no compensation for this act of violence and hatred spread in the war.
In this context, the case asks the court, for the creation of $2 bn funds for victims of hate on Facebook and changes to the algorithms of the platform.
Wrapping up!!
With the above write-up, you might have somewhat got an idea of the story behind the news of whether Facebook’s parent firm Meta can be sued by ex-moderator. Undoubtedly, the case added fuel to the war and spread hatred among all the individuals.
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