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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”…
Tell Meta: Stop Silencing Palestine
Press Release 14 March 2024 Palestinian and global digital rights groups bring top Meta executive to the table on issues…
Meta Contemplates Banning the Use of the Term “Zionist”
Laying the Ground for Further Repression of Palestine’s Supporters 73 civil society organizations, including SMEX, have urged Meta to reverse…
Towards the monetization of human rights: Meta’s paid version raises serious privacy concerns
In the past weeks, Meta and X set forth their intention to make their platforms ad-free in exchange for a…
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…