Carbon credit certifier Verra suspends a Kenyan project used by Netflix, Meta, and others to burnish their green credentials over a dispute with Maasai herders
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In Kenya, TikTok's most active African country, creators make money hosting protest livestreams, which protesters say help them stay safe from police violence
@restofworld https://restofworld.org/... Victoria Crandall / @tori_crandall : Very interesting @RestofWorld piece by @gengetonedon. 54% of Kenya's internet users are on TikTok. Nearly 1/4 rely on the ...
Kenya's interior ministry suspended the local activities of Worldcoin while government agencies assess public safety risks; local media reports 350K+ signed up
- Worldcoin says it has measures safeguarding privacy — Kenyan authorities say will investigate Worldcoin's authenticity
A Kenyan court rules that Meta is the primary employer of 184 content moderators suing Meta and contractor Sama for unlawful dismissal, and pauses their layoffs
A Kenyan court has ruled that Meta is the primary employer of content moderators suing the social media giant and its content review partner …
A Kenyan court rules that Meta is the primary employer of 184 content moderators suing Meta and contractor Sama for unlawful dismissal, and pauses their layoffs
A Kenyan court has ruled that Meta is the primary employer of content moderators suing the social media giant and its content review partner …
Activists and telecom experts say the Kenyan government's plan to track counterfeit phones, approved by the Supreme Court, is “excessive” and threatens privacy
Damilare Dosunmu / Rest of World : Tweets: @restofworld Tweets: @restofworld : Kenya is reportedly one of the biggest markets for counterfeit goods in Africa, with mobile phones among the most popula...
Activists and telecom experts say the Kenyan government's plan, approved by the Supreme Court, to track counterfeit phones is “excessive” and threatens privacy
The Supreme Court granted the communications regulator permission to implement a program that combats counterfeits. Tweets: @restofworld Tweets: @restofworld : Kenya is reportedly one of the biggest m...
Sources, reports, and analysis: Chinese hackers targeted the Kenyan government from late 2019 until at least 2022 to find information on debt owed to China
Chinese hackers targeted Kenya's government in a widespread, years-long series of digital intrusions against key ministries and state institutions … Tweets: @bing_chris , @bing_chris , @pearswick , @p...
Investigation: starting in November 2021, OpenAI contracted Kenya-based Sama to label violent and toxic content, paying workers $2/hour, to improve ChatGPT
Content warning: this story contains descriptions of sexual abuse — ChatGPT was hailed as one 2022's most impressive technological … Mastodon: @karengregory@mastodon.scot , @parismarx@mastodon.onlin...
Nigerian payments startup Flutterwave, which is valued at $3B, is facing allegations of a money laundering scheme worth up to $215M in Kenya
Abubakar Idris / Rest of World : Tweets: @restofworld , @restofworld , and @yinkawrites Tweets: @restofworld : Months after accusations of mismanagement and sexual harassment rocked the Nigerian fint...