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Meta’s $1.6B Kenya Court Case Revives Online Safety Debate
Meta // January 05, 2023

Kenya has taken center stage as governments worldwide debate how to regulate social media algorithms. Specifically, all eyes are on the Kenyan High Court, where a coalition of victims of hate crime and human rights groups are suing Meta, claiming that the company’s social media...

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Facial Recognition Debate Gathers Steam Despite Popularity Among Gen Z Consumers

October 06, 2023
As the use of facial recognition software continues to expand around the world, concerns about privacy and human rights violations have reignited the debate surrounding this technology. On Friday (Oct. 6), a bipartisan group of 65 British lawmakers called for an immediate ban on live facial recognition surveillance on U.K. streets by both the police […]