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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Happy Father's Day to the heroes who sacrifice, provide, protect, and love without asking for recognition. Your strength, guidance, and care shape lives every day. Today, we celebrate and thank you. Happy Father's Day! 💙

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Tomorrow at 8:00 AM on Radio 47, Michael Geoffrey Asia, Secretary General of the Data Labelers Association, shares his journey from AI data worker to advocate for digital workers' rights in Kenya. #StoryYangu #DataWorkers #AI #FutureOfWork

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Beyond the Screen: Mental Health, Healing & Community Support Join data labelers, content moderators & digital workers for a day of wellness, healing, peer support, and community connection. 📅 13 June 2026 ⏰ 10 AM–4 PM 📍 Arboretum, Nairobi Register: forms.gle/RG34zCEoR9qC...

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🇰🇪 Happy Madaraka Day! Today we honor our heroes and reflect on the future of work. As data labelers and content moderators power the digital economy, one question remains: Are we really free if digital workers still lack fair pay, protection, and recognition? #MadarakaDay

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to the mothers powering the AI industry behind the scenes. 💜 Today, we celebrate your strength, resilience, and remind you that your mental health matters too. #MothersDay

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BotPopuli @botpopuli.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

➡️ Joan Kinyua on organizing data labelers at the frontier of digital work @datalabelers.bsky.social datasyn.substack.com/p/invisible-...

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Invisible Hands, Visible Futures: The Rise of Africa’s Data Worker Movement in the Age of AI

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

This #LabourDay, we honor the workers behind AI—often unseen, always essential. This year’s theme calls for stronger protections and worker-centered innovation. The cancellation of #RightsCon2026 under unclear circumstances is a setback for accountability and dialogue.

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einatmen.bsky.social @einatmen.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

'Today, the Bundestag discussed for the first time how to improve conditions for the data workers behind AI. Joan Kinyua from @datalabelers.bsky.social, researcher @milamiceli.bsky.social, and @jkloiber.bsky.social from @superrrnetwork.bsky.social provided numerous suggestions.'

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Kenya’s courts are making it clear: Big Tech is not above the law. A judge has summoned Meta executives to answer for the treatment of content moderators — a major step toward accountability for data workers. Read more: www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/202...

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FB-owner faces Court setback as Kenyan Judge summons executives

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 22 – The Employment and Labour Relations Court has ordered senior officials linked to Meta Platforms and its contractors to testify, Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |

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Ingo Dachwitz @roofjoke.netzpolitik.org · 19/03/2026

Arbeiter:innen hinter KI werden immer noch ausgebeutet gemacht. Wir haben mit @joan1k.bsky.social gesprochen, die mit der @datalabelers.bsky.social für bessere Arbeitsbedingungen kämpft. Im Interview fragt sie auch nach der Verantwortung deutscher Autokonzerne, die Datenarbeit nach Kenia outsourcen.

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Versteckte Kosten von KI: „Sie wissen, welche Schäden Künstliche Intelligenz verursacht“

Datenarbeiter:innen hinter KI werden ausgebeutet und unsichtbar gemacht. Joan Kinyua aus Kenia kämpft für Anerkennung und bessere Arbeitsbedingungen. Im Interview erklärt sie, warum sie nicht auf Gewe...

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

“We see everything.” Workers reviewing footage used to train Meta Platforms’ AI smart glasses report seeing deeply private moments — bank details, conversations, even people naked in their homes. Who protects user privacy and the workers reviewing this data? www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/met...

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She Came Out of the Bathroom Naked, Employee Says

Bank details, sex and naked people who seem unaware they are being recorded. Behind Meta’s new smart glasses lies a hidden workforce, uneasy about peering into the most intimate parts of other people’...

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

This #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate the women behind the AI revolution. 💜 Across Africa and beyond, women data labelers do the vital, often unseen work that trains the models shaping our digital world. Your work matters. #IWD2026 #WomenInAI #DataLabelers #DLA

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Meta 'Pervert glasses' — trained by human data annotators who have to watch uncomfortable, deeply private video clips in 10-hour shifts @datalabelers.bsky.social So on top of perversity, "a robot facade for human slavery" (Evan Cofsky on LI)

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She Came Out of the Bathroom Naked, Employee Says

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Behind every algorithm, who pays the price? Join Data Labelers Association Vice President @ephantuskanyugi.bsky.social Kanyugi who will be speaking at the Singapore Future AI Summit 2025 on October 7th.

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Tim Newman @tnewmsblues.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

A must read! Great investigation into the strategy of mass recruitment used by AI data work firms. (And featuring lots of great folks like @joan1k.bsky.social @ephantuskanyugi.bsky.social @datalabelers.bsky.social @casilli.bsky.social @adiod.bsky.social)

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

One year ago, on #LaborDay, we launched Data Workers' Inquiry. The process was messy and uncertain, but driven by the need to do research differently. I wrote a reflection on what this first year taught us: data-workers.org/about/how-to... Thanks for reading and for supporting this work.

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How We Made Data Workers' Inquiry, by Milagros Miceli, DWI’s Principal Investigator and Project Lead.
This piece traces how Data Workers' Inquiry came to life: not as a project with clear answers, but as a messy, stubborn attempt to put research in the hands of the people living the realities researchers usually write about

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Berlin Tech Workers Coalition @techworkersber.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

#rp25 hosts 60+ sessions on AI. Few discuss the worker involved. “Am I Not Human? Data workers behind our AI systems and social media platforms speak out” 🇰🇪Joan from @datalabelers.bsky.social 🇩🇪 Andreas TikTok Works Council Chair 🪑Chaired by Rim of @superrrnetwork.bsky.social #contentmoderation

Joan joins virtually by video, along with Rim and Andreas in person at stage 3 of re-publica conference

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Ingo Dachwitz @roofjoke.netzpolitik.org · 27/06/2025

➡️➡️ Am 22. Juli findet ab 18:00 Uhr das Online-Seminar "Nicht von Geisterhand" der @eaberlin.de statt. Es geht um KI und die Ausbeutung von Datenarbeiter:innen. u.a. mit @adiod.bsky.social & MdB @sonjalemke.dielinkebt.de & Mitgliedern der kürzlich gegründeten @datalabelers.bsky.social Association:

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Nicht von Geisterhand – Evangelische Akademie zu Berlin

KI und die Ausbeutung von Datenarbeit im digitalen Kapitalismus

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

🚨NEW INQUIRY! @joan1k.bsky.social from @datalabelers.bsky.social discusses beginnings, gratitude, and partnerships in this piece. @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social is an active partner of the DLA, and we remain united in the fight for the rights of data workers worldwide! data-workers.org/DLA/

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Organizing Across Borders, by Joan Kinyua

The Data Labelers Association is developing mutual support structures and fighting for better working conditions. This inquiry recounts our path to founding it and acknowledges our ongoing partnership...

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Adio Dinika @adiod.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Excited to be introducing this latest Inquiry...head to the data workers inquiry website and check out this new inquiry by @joan1k.bsky.social of the @datalabelers.bsky.social

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Data Workers’ Inquiry @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Exciting news! We’ve just launched “Organizing Across Borders” by Joan Kinyua - a data labeler, organizer, and president of the Data Labelers Association (DLA). In this inquiry, Joan reflects on the DLA’s formation and the cross-border solidarity that helped make it possible. data-workers.org/DLA/

Flyer for the Data Labelers Association (DLA)

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Data Workers’ Inquiry @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Wilington Shitawa is a former data worker and quality analyst who has worked at Cloud Factory and Sama in Nairobi, Kenya. Drawing from his personal experiences and interviews with fellow workers Andrea, Derrick, and Edwin, he created the comic „Click Captives: The Unseen Struggle of Data Workers“.

Wilington Shitawa, drawing from his personal experiences and interviews with fellow workers Andrea, Derrick, and Edwin, created the comic „Click Captives: The Unseen Struggle of Data Workers“.

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Happy Mother's Day! To all the moms holding it down, pushing through unseen struggles, and showing up no matter what — thank you. You are the backbone of families, communities, and our world. Here’s to recognizing your sacrifices not just today, but every day. 💐 #MothersDay #ThankYouMoms

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

𝗙𝘂𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁: The first "data labeling" for AI can be traced back to the 1960s when researchers manually labeled images of faces to train early facial recognition systems, long before computers could even process images in color! #AI #Datalabeling #DataAnnotation

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Kenya’s High Court has ordered Worldcoin to delete all biometric data collected in the country. A win for data privacy—but what does it mean for the rest of us working in the AI pipeline? #Worldcoin #DataPrivacy #DeleteMyData

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Celebrating the hands behind AI this Labour Day in Kenya. Data labelers—the invisible architects—deserve fair pay, mental health support, and real recognition. Join the movement with the Data Labelers Association. #LabourDay #InvisibleArchitects #FairWorkAI

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Shoutout to Mercy Mutemi for the big up on DLA! We truly appreciate the recognition and continued support in pushing for fair and dignified digital work. Let’s keep the momentum going! #DLA #FairWork #DigitalJustice #OnlineWorkMatters

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Tim Newman @tnewmsblues.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

"What happens is when we start to push back, in terms of protections of workers, a lot of these companies…they shut down and they move to a neighboring country." -Nerima Wako-Ojiwa from Siasa Place www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-work...

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Kenyan workers with AI jobs thought they had tickets to the future until the grim reality set in

Training AI takes a heavy toll on Kenyan workers, who say they earned $2 an hour to label and sift through gruesome content for American companies.

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Honored to attend @SiasaPlace’s 10th anniversary! 🎂 Seeing youth-driven civic-tech innovations and hearing passionate leaders in action was truly inspiring. Here’s to another decade of empowering young voices! #SPat10 #CivicTech #DataForGood

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

AI is evolving at breakneck speed, but what’s fueling this rapid progress? Massive datasets, powerful computing, and advanced algorithms are key. Yet, none of it works without high-quality labeled data, meticulously prepared by data annotators who remain the unsung heroes of AI development.

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

If well-executed, Kenya’s AI Strategy 2025-2030 could position the country as a leader in AI innovation in Africa. Success will depend on strong execution, investment, and collaboration to ensure the strategy remains actionable, inclusive, and adaptable to emerging AI advancements.

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

AI is moving fast, but regulations are struggling to keep up. The lack of clear policies makes it hard for developers to know what’s legal today vs. banned tomorrow. We need global AI standards ASAP!

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Introducing the Data Labelers Association! 🎉 We’re here to advocate, empower, and support data labelers in Kenya. From fair wages to better working conditions, we’re building a stronger community for all AI annotation professionals. Join us in shaping the future of data work!

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Tim Newman @tnewmsblues.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

“The workers power all these technological advancements, but they’re paid peanuts and not even recognised” Congrats to @datalabelers.bsky.social on its launch this week!

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seb @sklovig.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

A group of Kenyan data workers whose labour provides the ‘backbone’ of modern artificial intelligence systems set up the @datalabelers.bsky.social to improve their working conditions and raise awareness about the challenges they face www.computerweekly.com/news/3666193...

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Kenyan AI workers form Data Labelers Association | Computer Weekly

A group of Kenyan data workers whose labour provides the ‘backbone’ of modern artificial intelligence systems set up the Data Labelers Association to improve their working conditions and raise awarene...

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Tim Newman @tnewmsblues.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

“discussions [between German and Kenyan data workers] revealed overlapping challenges: low wages, outsourcing, insufficient health protections, a lack of recognition for their work, and more.” @superrrnetwork.bsky.social @datalabelers.bsky.social superrr.net/en/blog/data...

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Data workers demand safe and fair conditions

Translating feminist visions to political action.

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Data labelers are vital to AI, ensuring accuracy through meticulous annotation. Yet, they often face low wages, job insecurity, and mental strain. Advocating for fair treatment, better working conditions, and career growth is crucial for a more ethical AI industry. #SupportDataLabelers #EthicalAI

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Data Labelers Association. @datalabelers.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

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