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Facebook and Instagram Censor Voices in Support of Palestine

HeadlineDec 22, 2023

A Human Rights Watch investigation has found Meta’s content moderation policies are increasingly silencing voices in support of Palestine on its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms. The 51-page report, released this week, documents more than 1,000 cases of Meta censorship in 60 countries in what HRW calls “a pattern of undue removal and suppression of protected speech including peaceful expression in support of Palestine and public debate about Palestinian human rights.”

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