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Former Meta engineer sues company saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content

Former Meta engineer sues company saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content

  • Ferras Hamad accused Meta of firing him for trying to help fix bugs causing the suppression of Palestinian Instagram posts
  • The engineer also alleged that company deleted internal communications mentioning Gaza’s deaths, Palestinian flag emoji
By Reuters ·
Meta urged to end ban on its most censored word, shaheed

Meta urged to end ban on its most censored word, shaheed

By Arab News ·
Royal Society of Literature faces fresh scrutiny over Gaza ‘censorship’

Royal Society of Literature faces fresh scrutiny over Gaza ‘censorship’

By Arab News ·
Disney+ faces backlash for ditching series about Turkiye founding father Ataturk

Disney+ faces backlash for ditching series about Turkiye founding father Ataturk

By Arab News ·
Rights watchdogs condemn Taliban for latest media crackdown

Rights watchdogs condemn Taliban for latest media crackdown

By Arab News ·
Russia has blocked access to Facebook and has limited Twitter in an attempt to try to restrict the flow of information about its war in Ukraine. (file/AFP)

Twitter unveils version of site that can bypass Russia block

By AP ·
UN experts urge Iran to abandon mass internet censorship plan

UN experts urge Iran to abandon mass internet censorship plan

By Arab News ·
Lebanese press freedom groups Samir Kassir Eyes and Journalists for Freedom, among others, condemned Al-Kassifi’s request, describing the move as “dangerous and strange.” (Reuters/File Photo)

Request to silence Lebanese alternative media fails

By Arab News ·
UAE ends cinema content censorship

UAE ends cinema content censorship

By Arab News ·
Internal Facebook documents showed that staff members expressed concern over demotion of posts by Palestinian activist and writer Mohammed El-Kurd. (File/AFP)

Digital rights activists accuse Facebook of anti-Palestinian bias

By Reuters ·
Facebook reported internally it had erred in nearly half of all Arabic language takedown requests submitted for appeal. (File/AFP)

Facebook’s language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism

By AP ·
Facebook said it would look at the recommendations and added that it “welcomed” the Oversight board's decision. (File/AFP)

Facebook posts related to Israel, Palestinians must include ‘bias’ review

By Arab News ·
Omar Nazzal posted the letter on his personal Facebook page but his account was suspended for two months for “violating Facebook’s community standards.” (Twitter)

Facebook restores user’s account suspended over shared letter by grieving jailed Palestinian activist

By Arab News ·

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