Lawyers probe ‘dire’ conditions for Meta content moderators in Ghana

Lawyers are probing “dire” workplace conditions for Meta content moderators in Ghana, attorneys involved in the investigation told AFP, in what could turn into the latest dispute over the social media giant’s labour practices in Africa.Content moderators including those in Ghana have long had to contend with a harrowing work environment as they scrub posts containing child abuse and even murders from sites like Facebook and Instagram.

But legal experts at the Accra-based consultancy Agency Seven Seven and London-based nonprofit Foxglove are…