ISTANBUL (AA) – Meta’s Israel policy chief advocated for the censorship of Instagram accounts linked to Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a group that has played a key role in campus protests against Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, The Intercept reported. Jordana Cutler, also a former senior Israeli official, used the co...
Instagram is rolling out new Teen Accounts, automatically placing teens under built-in protections to enhance their safety on the platform. The move was announced by parent company Meta. It aims to limit who can contact teens, the content they view, and ensure meaningful time spent online. Meta claims that this will provide parents with peac...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced an expansion of its hate speech policy in order to remove posts that target “Zionists” in a derogatory manner. The new policy is designed to prevent the use of “Zionist” as a way to express “antisemitic views” towards Jews and Israel...
The New York Times reports Israel reportedly funded a covert digital campaign aimed at influencing U.S. lawmakers, particularly Black Democrats. Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs hired Tel Aviv-based firm Stoic to execute the $2 million operation in October. The company created fake news websites and social media accounts and used AI-gen...
Palestinian digital rights group Sada Social has sought an investigation into Israel’s alleged exploitation of WhatsApp data to target Palestinians via its AI system, Lavender. Reports suggest Israel Defense Forces (IDF) employ Lavender, using AI to select targets in Gaza potentially based on WhatsApp data. Meta, WhatsApp’s owner, faces accu...
Facebook’s parent company Meta is facing pressure to end its restrictions on using the Arabic word “Shaheed”. Shaheed is one of the attributes of God in Islam. It also means a witness and a martyr. The company’s oversight board is calling for an end to restrictions on the use of the word. Co-chair of the […]
– RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Scores of Palestinian activists continue to complain about bias by social media platforms as they face growing restrictions, with much of their content being blocked or removed. The activists said social media platforms have intensified monitoring of Palestinian content and blocked accounts that show sy...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysia has said it is considering regulating the online digital platforms, including Meta and Google, to pay for news content in the Southeast Asian nation. Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said it is considering adopting regulatory frameworks similar to those implemented in Australia and Canada. Aust...
