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Cyber bullying victims in Sh300 billion mega suit against Facebook

A Facebook employee walks past a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California. [AP Photo]

Social media giant Facebook has been sued in a Sh300 billion mega class suit over claims of failing to regulate offensive content.

The suit filed against Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms, at the High Court in Nairobi by civil society organisations and two victims of social media bullying has exposed the pain thousands of people go through in cyber bullying, discrimination and abuse on social media.

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