NEW: Meta has transplanted Facebook content moderation to Ghana after sacking all its essential safety workers in Kenya. Foxglove is investigating

Conditions at the Accra Facebook hub are the worst we have seen in six years of supporting content moderators.

Area of work: Justice for tech workers
Abrham and Fisseha

NEW: Court says our case challenging Facebook’s algorithm spreading death and hate speech can proceed in Kenya!

Meta tried to argue the Kenya courts didn’t have the power to hear Abrham and Fisseha’s case. Yesterday the court rejected that argument.

Area of work: Abrham Meareg, Fisseha Tekle and Katiba Institute vs Meta Platforms Inc, Justice for tech workers

Groundbreaking settlement for Foxglove senior fellow Tanya O’Carroll as Facebook agrees to stop using her data for targeted advertising

The government regulator has backed Tanya – so it may now be possible for others to switch off Facebook’s surveillance-based advertising.

Area of work: Challenging the size and power of Big Tech, Challenging unfair algorithms

MPs are investigating how social media fuelled last summer’s racist attacks – read our submission

We’ve suggested probes into two main areas: social media’s dangerous algorithms and the essential safety workers of social media – human content moderators.

Area of work: Challenging the size and power of Big Tech, Challenging unfair algorithms
amazon data centre blot on landscape

We’re all now in a battle for drinking water with H20-guzzling data centres – and we’re losing

By 2050, we’re looking at a shortfall of five billion litres of water per day with what we have, compared with what we need to keep the taps from running dry.

Area of work: Challenging the size and power of Big Tech
Abrham and Fisseha

Postponed: crunch ruling in our case against Facebook’s deadly algorithm is now set for April 7

We’re going to keep fighting – as long as it takes.

Area of work: Abrham Meareg, Fisseha Tekle and Katiba Institute vs Meta Platforms Inc, Justice for tech workers

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Why Foxglove and Global Action Plan are opposing the Woodlands data centre

There is a dearth of information about the environmental impact, as well as serious questions about the consumption of critical resources including power and water.

Area of work: Challenging the size and power of Big Tech