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Meta to pull posts targeting 'Zionists' for harm (www.france24.com)

submitted 4 months ago by lemmee_in@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The latest update to Meta's policy regarding use of the word "Zionist" comes as the tech titan behind Facebook and Instagram strives to balance free speech with hateful attacks on Jews.

"We will now remove content that targets 'Zionists' with dehumanizing comparisons, calls for harm, or denials of existence on the basis that 'Zionist' in those instances often appears to be a proxy for Jewish or Israeli people," Meta said in a blog post.

The change expands on Meta's approach of treating the reference as hate speech when it is used along with antisemitic imagery or clearly references the Jewish people.

Meta said it will remove content attacking "Zionists" when -- rather than being tied to that political movement -- it is pegged to antisemitic stereotypes such as claims they run the world or control the media.

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[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The line between anti-zioninist and anti-semitist has definitely been blurred to the point that assuming jew hatred is going to be the safest bet even if not correct in literally every case.

[–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

Absolutely correct.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth -5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You know what makes people antisemitic? Genocidal, land-grabbing fascists.

[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Sure sure. Let's blame all the jews for that. I'm sure white supermacists, islamaphobists and nazies all have equally good justifications for their hatred as well.

Speaking of genocidal, land-grabbing fascists, do you know what "from river to the sea" means?