A man who worked as a Facebook moderator in Kenya is suing the platform's parent company, Meta, accusing it of human trafficking, forced labour, and union busting.
, was employed by Sama, a San Francisco tech-outsourcing firm that Facebook had contracted to conduct content moderation.
Motaung has said he had to view images and videos of beheadings and child sexual abuse as part of his job. Motaung's petition says he has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. The lawsuit asks that Meta and Sama implement mental-health support for moderators and pay them the same wages as full-time Facebook employees.
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