🔁Mario Nawfal:
🚨🇵🇸BBC: FACEBOOK SILENCES PALESTINIAN NEWS DURING GAZA WAR
A BBC investigation revealed Palestinian news outlets on Facebook experienced a 77% drop in engagement after the October 7 Hamas attack, despite global focus on the war.
Analysis of 100,000 posts from outlets like Palestine TV (5.8M followers) shows their reach nosedived, with some posts outright restricted. Meanwhile, engagement on similar Israeli and Arabic-language outlets surged.
Meta admitted to imposing “temporary product and policy measures” during the conflict but offered no explanation for the disparity.
Critics warn this creates a major imbalance in access to information—essential during wartime—while boosting one side’s narrative.
For Palestinian outlets, this blackout isn’t just inconvenient; it’s a direct hit to public awareness.
Source: BBC
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🚨🇵🇸BBC: FACEBOOK SILENCES PALESTINIAN NEWS DURING GAZA WAR
A BBC investigation revealed Palestinian news outlets on Facebook experienced a 77% drop in engagement after the October 7 Hamas attack, despite global focus on the war.
Analysis of 100,000 posts from outlets like Palestine TV (5.8M followers) shows their reach nosedived, with some posts outright restricted. Meanwhile, engagement on similar Israeli and Arabic-language outlets surged.
Meta admitted to imposing “temporary product and policy measures” during the conflict but offered no explanation for the disparity.
Critics warn this creates a major imbalance in access to information—essential during wartime—while boosting one side’s narrative.
For Palestinian outlets, this blackout isn’t just inconvenient; it’s a direct hit to public awareness.
Source: BBC
https://x.com/MarioNawfal/...
5 days ago
