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Meta allegedly censors pro-Palestine voices on a global scale, HRW's report claims
According to a recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, Meta has allegedly censored pro-Palestinian views systematically and globally. The report documents over a thousand instances of content removal from more than 60 countries, highlighting Meta's inconsistent policy enforcement and reliance on automated tools.
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Meta’s Response Letter to Human Rights Watch
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HRW investigative report finds "systemic censorship" of Palestine content on Instagram and Facebook; Incl. Co. response
Meta’s content moderation policies and systems have increasingly silenced voices in support of Palestine on Instagram and Facebook in the wake of the hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups, Human Rights Watch said in a report.
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OPt: Meta's own commissioned report finds company censorship violated Palestinian human rights; incl. co. comment
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HRW accuses Facebook of censoring Palestinian content, incl. about human rights abuses carried out in Israel & Palestine during May 2021 hostilities
Human Rights Watch found that Facebook removed content by Palestinians and their supporters, including about human rights abuses carried out in Israel and Palestine during the May 2021 hostilities, and that the company’s acknowledgment of errors and attempts to correct them are insufficient.
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