Facebook sued in Kenya

The World

Today, a lawsuit in Kenya was launched against the American social media giant Facebook. Ethiopian petitioners, along with a Kenyan legal organization, are arguing that the platform is putting profits over human rights by fueling hate and violence. The World’s Africa correspondent Halima Gikandi reports.

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