Meta censors pro-Palestinian views on a global scale, report claims
- Human Rights Watch accuses Meta of repeatedly removing or restricting content supporting Palestine or Palestinian human rights, even when it did not violate the social media company's rules.
- The report raised concerns about the removal of peaceful pro-Palestine content that did not violate any policies, and calls on Meta to change or share more information about its moderation decisions.
- Meta faces criticism for its heavy reliance on automation to moderate content, with pro-Palestine comments being automatically removed and marked as spam.
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Facebook and Instagram Censor Voices in Support of Palestine
A Human Rights Watch investigation has found Meta’s content moderation policies are increasingly silencing voices in support of Palestine on its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms. The 51-page report, released this week, documents more than 1,000 cases of Meta censorship in 60 countries in what HRW calls “a pattern of undue removal and suppression of protected speech including peaceful expression in support of Palestine and public deb…
Human rights group accuses Meta of restricting pro-Palestine speech
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Meta of repeatedly removing or restricting content supporting Palestine or Palestinian human rights even when it did not violate the social media giant’s rules. The report raises concerns about examples of “peaceful” pro-Palestine content that it said the company removed although the content did not violate any policies. The group also calls on Meta to change or share mo…
Human rights group accuses Meta of restricting pro-Palestine speech on its platforms
Human Rights Watch has accused Meta of repeatedly removing or restricting content supporting Palestine or Palestinian human rights even when it did not violate the social media giant’s rules, the nonprofit said Thursday as part of a report analyzing the social media giant’s handling of content related to the Israel-Hamas war.
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