Meta and African courts, Meta lays off 4000 staff, Netflix's Africa report

This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/oq3uKdEV76c

Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss Meta's seemingly unending African law suits, the company's layoff moves and other news sweeping across the continent's tech space.

The stories:

Lazerpay shuts down
Kenyan court rules against Meta
Meta sued in South Africa for abusing market dominance
Meta starts laying off 4000 staff
Netflix releases report on its journey in Africa

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

00:10 - Lazerpay shuts down

06:16 - Meta lays off 4000 staff

10:22 - Meta's African woes

16:44 - Netflix's Africa report

Useful links

Nigerian crypto payments startup, Lazerpay shuts down, opens offer to companies interested in purchasing its IP
African employees face uncertainty as Meta prepares to cut 4,000 more jobs
Meta’s content moderation in Africa faces new problems
Meta’s market dominance abuse case in South Africa
South Africa got 71% of Netflix’s $175m investment in sub-Saharan Africa between 2016 and 2022

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.

Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

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