Palestinian Support Content Often Disappears On Instagram, Senator Elizabeth Warren Demands Explanation From Meta

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren questioned Meta policy (photo: dock. warrende site)

JAKARTA - Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, December 14. In the letter, Warren highlighted the content moderation system on Meta.

During the Israeli and Hamas war, Meta tried to reduce harmful content related to war. However, this rule does not appear to be properly enforced because its moderation practices are more inclined to one side.

"Reports on the suppression by Meta against the voices of Palestinians raise serious questions about the practice of content moderation and anti-discrimination protection Meta," Warren said, quoted by Engadget.

Warren quoted reports from a number of media that posts, hashtags, and comments on Instagram related to Palestine were unfairly deleted. In addition to being removed, Meta is also accused of dosing banned on posts supporting Gaza.

The application of Sadowbanded is evident from the number of people who view the content. Some users usually get a normal traffic, but when uploading something related to Palestine, the traffic will drop drastically.

In addition to the problem of injustice on Instagram, Warren also cites the results of a third-party audit assigned by Meta. At that time, the auditing party stated that Meta had violated the right to freedom of expression for Palestinians during violence in the Gaza Strip in 2021.

From this series of evidences, Warren believes that there is something wrong with content moderation practices on Meta. Therefore, Warren asked the company to detail their moderation system and the reasons for these accounts related to Palestinian content are limited.

Social media users have the right to know when and why their accounts and posts are restricted, especially on the largest platform where important information exchanges occur, Warren said.

Zuckerberg must respond to this publicly published letter. The Meta leader was given a deadline of up to January 5 next year to answer all questions about the moderation system they implemented.