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Facebook will face a labor court in Kenya after abruptly laying off 185 content moderators.

Meta tried to settle, and it tried to appeal, but former moderators and the Kenyan courts have now rejected both attempts according to The Associated Press. In the US, Meta settled with content moderators for $52 million in 2020, after some were diagnosed with PTSD.

Last year, Kenya also ordered Meta to provide mental health care to moderators.

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