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Incident 141816 Report
Meta AI Smart Glasses Reportedly Routed Intimate Imagery to Reviewers at Kenyan Contractor Sama Before Meta Ended Contract
2026-02-27
Meta AI smart glasses reportedly sent media and transcripts from AI interactions to Sama contractors in Kenya for human review. Workers said they saw nudity, bathroom use, sex, bank cards, and other private activity, sometimes involving people unaware they were recorded or faces left visible despite filtering. The reports prompted lawsuits and regulatory inquiries before Meta paused the work and ended its Sama contract, affecting 1,108 workers.
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Kenyan Data Annotators Reported Psychological Trauma from Labeling Graphic Text for ChatGPT Safety Systems
2021-11-01
Sama data annotators in Nairobi, Kenya, reported lasting psychological trauma after labeling graphic sexual and violent text for OpenAI's content-moderation classifiers used in ChatGPT. Workers alleged low pay and inadequate psychological support; Sama disputed aspects of those accounts. The contract ended early, and former workers later petitioned Kenya's Parliament for stronger protections.
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Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 141816 Reports
Meta AI Smart Glasses Reportedly Routed Intimate Imagery to Reviewers at Kenyan Contractor Sama Before Meta Ended Contract
- Incident 4508 Reports
Kenyan Data Annotators Reported Psychological Trauma from Labeling Graphic Text for ChatGPT Safety Systems