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Cyber & Technology April 18, 2026 336 stories in this edition

Kenyan firm sacks more than 1,000 workers after losing Meta contract

The Guardian World / Global / 1m ago / Robert Booth UK technology editor
Kenyan firm sacks more than 1,000 workers after losing Meta contract

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Meta paused work with Sama last month after allegations about staff viewing private scenes filmed by smart glassesMore than 1,000 low-paid workers in Kenya have been abruptly sacked by an outsourcing company contracted by Meta, in what activists said was a shocking move exposing the precariousness of tech jobs in the global south.Sama, a company based in Nairobi to which Meta outsourced content moderation and AI trai...

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Meta paused work with Sama last month after allegations about staff viewing private scenes filmed by smart glassesMore than 1,000 low-paid workers in Kenya have been abruptly sacked by an outsourcing company contracted b...

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