Kenya: Meta Faces Lawsuit in Kenya Over Alleged Promotion of Content Linked to Ethiopia Violence

The High Court has ruled that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, can be sued in Kenya over its alleged role in promoting content that contributed to ethnic violence in neighbouring Ethiopia.

According to Reuters, the court, in its ruling delivered on Thursday, decided that Meta can face legal charges over alleged hate speech on Facebook during the 2020-2022 civil war in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.

In the case filed by Katiba Institute and two Ethiopian researchers, the plaintiffs alleged that…