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A |     NAIROBI, Kenya -- The lawyer representing 184 former Facebook content moderators based in Kenya who sued the site's parent company, Meta, over working conditions and pay told the judge Monday that Meta has not been sincere in trying to reach an out-of-court settlement as agreed in the last court session.Lawyer Mercy Mutemi said the talks had collapsed and the former moderators want to proceed with a contempt of court case against Meta.“The petitioners gave it their best effort. They attended every mediation. The respondents asked for information which we gave them. They kept saying they would get back to us by a certain date but only got back to us at the end of last week with a very small amount that cannot even take care of the petitioners’ mental health,” she told the court. She described Meta as “not genuine.”The moderators were employed via Sama, a San Francisco subcontractor that describes itself as an ethical AI company, to work in its hub in the capital, Nairobi. Their job entailed screening user content in 12 African languages and removing any uploads deemed to breach Facebook’s community standards and terms of service.Some of the petitioners have told The Associated Press that their job required them to watch horrific content for eight hours a day that overwhelmed many of them while being paid 60,000 Kenyan shillings, or $414 a month. They accused Sama of doing little to ensure post-traumatic professional counseling was offered. They are seeking $1.6 billion in compensation.Meta and Sama lawyers told the court they thought the mediation was making good progress, with long hours involved, until the moderators’ lawyer wrote to them in protest.Justice Nduma Nderi said the failed talks were a “missed opportunity” to find a balance between the parties involved as opposed to the court issuing an order.The parties will now appear at a hearing on Oct. 31 on the moderators’ application to find Meta and Sama in contempt of court.The lawsuit is the first known court challenge of its kind against Facebook outside the United States. In 2020, Facebook agreed to pay $52 million to U.S. content moderators who filed a class action lawsuit after they were repeatedly exposed to beheadings, child and sexual abuse, animal cruelty, terrorism and other disturbing content.Facebook and Sama have defended their employment practices.。    视频加载中...【宅男财经｜专家面对面】1月8日，国家发展改革委副主任赵辰昕在国务院政策例行吹风会上表示，今年将符合条件的国四排放标准燃油车纳入报废更新补贴范围，统一规范全国汽车置换更新最高补贴限额。国四排放标准实施首年的燃油车，包括2012年6月30日前登记的汽油车、2014年6月30日前登记的柴油及其他燃料车。

B | 什么是国四排放标准？中国汽车流通协会专家委员会委员章弘解释称，国四排放标准是国家第四阶段机动车污染物排放标准，该标准主要使用了冷却的排气再循环的装置，让气体在催化转化器的活性层过程中，使一氧化碳、碳氢化合物和微粒等污染物减少排放。章弘表示，我国整个乘用车的保有量达到了3.4亿辆左右，能够达到国四排放标准的车有数以千万辆计，这些车迄今为止都没有包含在以旧换新补贴的范围里。“这次以旧换新的政策把这些车纳入范围，拥有这些车的消费者会考虑踊跃购买新车，会给汽车消费带来很大的促进作用。

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