Kenya's highest court of justice will examine Meta's responsibility for promoting hate speech and ethnic violence - Observacom

The High Court of Kenya accepted that it has jurisdiction over Meta’s actions for its alleged responsibility in spreading hate speech and violence during an armed conflict that took place between 2020 and 2022 in Ethiopia. Meta claimed that it should be settled in U.S. courts. The case, backed by human rights organizations, sets a key precedent for demanding accountability to large digital platforms outside the U.S. Photo: Pexels The High Court …