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Meta to broaden hate speech policy to remove more posts targeting 'Zionists' (www.middleeasteye.net)

submitted 4 months ago by Linkerbaan@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Meta has said it will expand its hate speech policy to cover more uses of the word "Zionist" when applied to Jews or Israelis on its platform.

We will now remove messages targeting 'Zionists' in several areas where our investigation has shown that the term tends to be used to refer to Jews and Israelis, with dehumanising comparisons, calls to harm, or denials of existence," the company said in a press release on Tuesday.

In December, Human Rights Watch said that Meta was guilty of “systemic censorship of Palestine content” during Israel's war on Gaza.

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[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago (51 children)

Conflating Jews and Zionists is obligatory for Mark "Donated $125.000 to Zaka" Zuckerberg.

Also denial of the existence of israel is now forbidden in Germany and on Meta platforms. Free speech btw.

[–] MajinBlayze@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Denial of Israel as in saying it doesn't exist, or that it shouldn't?

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

[–] MajinBlayze@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Pretending the state of Israel isn't a form of regional power doesn't make it go away.

Don't get me wrong, Israel has shown time and again that it does not deserve that power and must be dismantled. But that doesn't sound like what the law is talking about.

Maybe I'm being overly pedantic about the language in use

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

To be clear I'm talking about the government form of one single state and calling it Palestine, Not booting out everyone living there.

Israel could be recognized as a country. In fact Palestinians have presented a two state solution for mutual recognition. If israel accepts it, it will become a country. Even Hamas has said to be open to this

Palestinians have the right to recognize israel as a country as they have stolen their land. We do not have that right. Lucky for israel if they aren't super Nazis looking to expand their Lebensraum, they can agree to that two state solution right now.

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