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Oversight Board reverses Meta's decision to remove videos of Israel-Hamas war

The Facebook Oversight Board recommends that Meta overturn its decisions to remove posts about human suffering during the Israel-Hamas war.
Meta reinstated the posts but added warning screens due to violent content.
The board criticizes Meta's decision to bar the posts from being recommended and urges the company to preserve content that raises awareness and may contain evidence of human rights violations.

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The Guardian

Meta wrong to remove graphic Israel-Hamas videos, oversight board says

Board describes the two videos, which were reinstated, as valuable for ‘informing the world about human suffering on both sides’Meta’s oversight board said on Tuesday that the social media company erred in removing two videos depicting hostages and injured people in the Israel-Hamas conflict, saying the videos were valuable to understanding human suffering in the war. Meta had already reinstated the videos when the oversight board took up the ca…

5 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Meta Reverses Decision To Remove 2 Israel-Hamas War Videos, Here's Why

Meta Platform's Oversight Board said on Tuesday that the social media company erred in removing two videos depicting hostages and injured people in the Israel-Hamas conflict, saying the videos were valuable to understanding human suffering in the war. Since Hamas' attack in Israel on Oct. 7, social media platforms have seen renewed scrutiny over their content moderation practices due to a surge in misinformation and accusations that the companie…

5 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Meta's initial decisions to remove 2 videos of Israel-Hamas war reversed by Oversight Board

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — A quasi-independent review board has ruled that Facebook parent company Meta should overturn two decisions it made this fall to remove posts “informing the world

5 months ago·United States

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Hindustan Times

Oversight Board reverses Meta's decision to remove videos of Israel-Hamas war

A quasi-independent review board is recommending that Facebook parent company Meta overturn two decisions it made this fall to remove posts “informing the world about human suffering on both sides” of the Israel-Hamas war.

5 months ago·New Delhi, India

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abc News

Oversight Board reverses Meta's initial decisions to remove 2 videos of Israel-Hamas war

5 months ago·United States

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Washington Times

Meta’s initial decisions to remove 2 videos of Israel-Hamas war reversed by Oversight Board

A quasi-independent review board is recommending that Facebook parent company Meta overturn two decisions it made this fall to remove posts "informing the world about human suffering on both sides" of the Israel-Hamas war.

5 months ago·United States

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