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Nour Naim • 07 Jun 2023

Is Artificial Intelligence a Cause for Concern?

The advent of global threats such as climate change, engineered epidemics, and the risks associated with incompatible designs of artificial…

AI Ethics
Artificial Intelligence
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

Rema Abdelrahman • 28 Jun 2022

Israel’s Fierce Attack on Palestinian Narrative and Content

7amleh
7or
Flag March

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

Abed Kataya • 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

Ali Sibai • 28 May 2021

Israeli Airstrikes Destroyed Internet Infrastructure in Gaza [Report]

When Israeli settlers and the police forces invaded Sheikh Jarrah, Palestinian activists and citizens took it to social media to…

Gaza
Gaza Under Attack
internet disruption