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@harmscommitted@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

"[G]ig workers in Kenya remain in the dark about the projects they take on, building datasets which could be sold to top-secret military clients."
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Authors: Niamh McIntyre, Edwin Okoth, & Cam Wilson @camwilson
Publication: The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Rest of World @restofworld, & Crikey
February 23, 2026
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#Kenya #USA #Venezuela #Surveillance #Labour #Transportation #Military
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-02-23/appen-gig-workers-us-military

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Gig workers in Africa have been helping the US military. They had no…

Appen hires workers around the world to do obscure tasks with little explanation. It has also held $17m in military contracts
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