Facebook's Oversight Board has ruled that the company wrongfully removed two posts related to the Israel-Hamas war. The quasi-independent review board recommended that Meta overturn its decision to remove posts informing about human suffering on both sides of the conflict. The board argued that the removed posts were valuable in informing the world about the suffering in the region. Additionally, there are concerns about the suppression of pro-Palestine content, with accusations of Meta systematically censoring such content. Human Rights Watch has reported over 1000 cases of content removals, account suspensions, and other restrictions related to pro-Palestine content on Meta's platforms.
Human Rights Watch has accused #Meta of restricting pro-Palestinian content on Facebook and Instagram, decrying “systemic online censorship” since the onset of the #Israel-#Hamas war. https://t.co/CJlw9laDBe
Good discussion with @ASE about @hrw report showing Meta's systemic censorship of Palestine content. Shihab Eldin: What is most concerning to me is how Meta is unevenly applying their vaguely defined community standards to suppress content. Frankly (content that is) documenting… https://t.co/jlGIPHySq5
‘Censorship’ of hundreds of posts on Facebook and Instagram during Israel's war on Gaza furthers ‘erasure of Palestinians’ suffering’, says new Human Rights Watch report https://t.co/jxISQAPpaM https://t.co/BGdCdiGqli
New from @hrw: @Meta is systematically censoring pro-Palestine content. 1000+ cases from 60 countries since Oct 7—including 100+ each of content removals, account suspensions, inability to engage content/accounts, features restrictions & shadow-banning (making posts less visible) https://t.co/0Sk0nRgcNV https://t.co/JjCCyRzPoY
A review board has ruled that Facebook parent company Meta should reinstate two posts about the Israel-Hamas war https://t.co/oWl5fPzP3Z
#Meta’s independent oversight board is criticizing the social media titan of removing posts that show human suffering in the #MiddleEast conflict. https://t.co/1yWVDzxPhM
Meta accused of mishandling Israel-Hamas war posts https://t.co/BaZtjl9fLC
Meta (Facebook and Instagram) remove pro-Israeli content and suspend these accounts more than any other social network, but @SenWarren is “deeply concerned about suppression of pro-Palestine content” 😳 https://t.co/vp2tEjzXBN
Meta’s oversight board says that Facebook should not have removed two “valuable posts” showing hostages and injured victims in the Israel-Hamas war, arguing that they were essential to “informing the world about human suffering on both sides.” https://t.co/9tS509bEfu
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. https://t.co/e5Cyp4QCDd
NEWS: Sen Warren comments on censorship of Palestine-related content by Meta https://t.co/jU6TGiH7Qk https://t.co/8G6XBmYOUz
Here's what's up: The Palestinian flag is certainly not a hate symbol. But on social media, many Jewish users posting Jewish content unrelated to Israel (e.g. Hanukkah), are bombarded with Palestinian flag emojis. This is the reason behind the "*potentially* offensive" label. https://t.co/lwc5ONpsug
Meta's automated moderation systems have been under strain during the Israel-Hamas conflict. The Oversight Board's first emergency rulings urge the company to fix them. @WIRED https://t.co/RvqwO4XfR5
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. https://t.co/PCbQWF4lat
Oversight Board rules Facebook wrongfully removed 2 Israel-Hamas war posts https://t.co/3IyfG28mjX . Click to read ⬇️
.@Meta’s reported suppression of Palestine-related content is deeply concerning. I'm pushing Mark Zuckerberg for answers on why even the Palestinian flag emoji was marked as "potentially offensive.” https://t.co/0mJqGAQypJ