oatmeal<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Algorithmocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Algorithmocracy</span></a> / Kenya court green-lights $2.4bn lawsuit: Meta's algorithms linked to Ethiopian violence</p><p>Kenya court allows $2.4bn lawsuit against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> to proceed. Ethiopian plaintiffs claim <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> promoted hate speech leading to violence, including murder of professor after his address was posted on platform. Lawsuit demands algorithm changes, more African content moderators, victim restitution fund, and formal apology. Meta argued Kenya lacks jurisdiction but was overruled.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/03/meta-faces-18bn-lawsuit-over-claims-it-inflamed-violence-in-ethiopia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/technology/202</span><span class="invisible">5/apr/03/meta-faces-18bn-lawsuit-over-claims-it-inflamed-violence-in-ethiopia</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ethiopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ethiopia</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DigitalColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/profitoverpeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profitoverpeople</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fuckzuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuckzuck</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hatespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hatespeech</span></a></p>