Bella Genga

Kenyan lawyer Mercy Mutemi (C) speaks to the media after filing a lawsuit against Meta accusing Facebook’s parent company of fanning violence and hate speech in Africa at Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi on December 14, 2022. – The constitutional petition filed in the High Court claims that Meta responded inadequately to hateful content on its platform, especially in relation to the war in Tigray that has raged for two years. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)

Facebook parent Meta sued for amplifying hate speech and incitement to violence in Ethiopia’s civil war

By Olivia Solon, Loni Prinsloo, and others

PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 01: Melinda Gates arrives at Elysee Palace for the Generation Equality Forum hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron on July 01, 2021 in Paris, France. The Generation Equality Forum is a global gathering for gender equality convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, in partnership with youth and civil society. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)

Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott are backing a $1 billion fund to advance gender equality and women’s leadership

By Bella Genga and Bloomberg