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Dionysia Peppa • 27 Oct 2023

From Sheikh Jarrah to Gaza: Meta continues to systematically censor the Palestinian narrative

On October 13, Meta released a statement outlining a series of measures introduced by the company to moderate harmful content…

Content Moderation
Meta
Palestine

SMEX • 27 Sep 2022

Statement Regarding BSR’s HRA for Meta on Palestine & Israel

BSR
Content Moderation
Facebook

SMEX • 22 Sep 2022

Meta censored Palestinians last May – independent audit report confirms

Censorship
Content Moderation
Meta

SMEX • 24 Sep 2021

The Oversight Board’s decision on Palestine is a step in the right direction, now Facebook needs to step up

We, the undersigned organizations, welcome the recent decision by Facebook’s Oversight Board on Facebook’s unjustified removal of news content related…

Content Moderation
Content Removal
Facebook

Waleed Ahmed • 21 Sep 2021

Facebook’s Moderation ‘Mistakes’ Silence Palestinian Voices

On September 14, Facebook’s Oversight Board issued a decision to restore a post originally published by Al-Jazeera’s Facebook page, featuring…

Al Jazeera
bias
Content Moderation

SMEX • 07 May 2021

Sheikh Jarrah: Facebook and Twitter systematically silencing protests, deleting evidence

Facebook and Twitter are systematically silencing users protesting and documenting the evictions of Palestinian families from their homes in the…

Content Moderation
Content Removal
Facebook

Mohammad Moghabat • 18 Feb 2021

Big Techs’ Community Standards: Uncontrolled [Opinion]

There is no doubt that the power Big Techs possess over society is “big.” It is ironic how a deregulated…

Algorithm
Algorithmic Moderation
Big Techs