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Petition to #SavePalestinianVoices: Tech Companies Must Stop Silencing Palestinian Content
We demand Facebook and Twitter to immediately stop censoring Palestinian content, reinstate affected posts and accounts, and provide a clear and public explanation for the reasons why the content was removed.
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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…
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Open Letter to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube: Stop silencing critical voices from the Middle East and North Africa
17 December 2020, Ten years ago today, 26-year old Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest…
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How Does Palestinian Content Counter the Bias of Social Media Companies?
Palestinian journalist Hani Al-Shaer was not surprised when his Facebook account was deleted for the tenth time during the past…