Meta, the world's largest social media corporation, is facing increasing scrutiny regarding its responsibility toward workers' rights, particularly highlighted by a class-action lawsuit from former content moderators in Kenya. The Kenyan Court of Appeal ruled in September that these moderators could pursue their rights violations case against Meta in labor courts, marking a significant step in the global conversation about corporate accountability. This case indicates a growing potential for local constitutional protections to confront multinational technology companies in light of past human rights abuses in post-colonial contexts.
A landmark case could see the US tech giant forced to take responsibility for workers' rights violations not just in Kenya but globally.
In 2025, the world's largest social media company, Meta, has taken a defiant new tone on the question of whether and to what extent it accepts responsibility for the real-world harm that its platforms enable.
Fortunately, for those of us living in the countries Meta has vowed to push back on, we have constitutions, too.
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