Metehan Durmaz • 16 Jul 2025

When Transparency Fails: Meta’s Political Ad Policy During Israel’s War on Gaza

Since October 2023, both pro-Palestinian groups and their opponents have increasingly relied on online political ads to shape public discourse….

  • Ad Policy
  • Censorship
  • Facebook
Metehan Durmaz • 03 Jul 2025

Meta AI’s darker side 

AI chatbots have become more and more integrated in the lives of millions since 2022. Beyond technical assistance and finding…

  • AI
  • Chatbot
  • Instagram
Metehan Durmaz • 01 Jul 2025

Meta Censored Critical Updates on Syria’s Regime Change, Prompting Oversight Board Review

In December 2024, Syrians witnessed the unthinkable: the collapse of Assad’s regime by a coalition of armed groups, led by…

  • Assad
  • Censorship
  • Content Moderation
Dionysia Peppa • 09 Jan 2025

Meta in X’s steps: how new content moderation policy changes endanger the digital space in WANA and abroad

In a video published on January 7, 2025, Meta’s multibillionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg informed users about new policy changes that…

  • community notes model
  • Digital Rights
  • hate speech
SMEX • 27 Jun 2024

Meta gives vague, inadequate response to the Oversight Board’s “shaheed” policy recommendations 

Following the Oversight Board’s Policy Advisory Opinion (PAO) on the use of the term “shaheed,” Meta published its response to…

  • Freedom of Expression
  • Meta
Metehan Durmaz • 30 Apr 2024

“Pay or Okay” model is illegal. What is the next step?

“Pay or Okay” is a consent model that acts as a legal basis for data collection. Users choose between a…

  • Consent or Pay
  • Data Protection
  • EDPB
SMEX • 27 Mar 2024

Oversight Board: Meta’s Censorship of ‘Shaheed’ Is “Unnecessary and Disproportionate”

(Beirut, March 27, 2024) – Yesterday, the much anticipated Oversight Board decision on  Meta’s approach to moderating the word “shaheed”…

  • Meta
  • Oversight Board
  • Shaheed