Israel Pressured Meta to Censor Iran War Content on Facebook and Instagram, Internal Documents Reveal
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Sam Biddle
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Internal documents from Meta (Facebook's parent company) reveal that the Israeli government has been pressuring the company to censor social media content related to its ongoing war against Iran. The requests targeted Facebook and Instagram posts expressing support for Iran, opposition to Israel, and even depictions of Iranian missile impacts. Specific flagged content included posts mourning the death of Ayatollah Khamenei following his assassination by the U.S. and Israel on the opening day of the conflict, as well as content supportive of Iran's retaliation.
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· 3 pulledIsrael's government asked Meta to censor social media content about its ongoing war against Iran, according to internal documents viewed by The Intercept.
Company records show that Israel petitioned Meta to take down Facebook and Instagram posts expressing support for Iran, opposition to Israel, and even depictions of Iranian missile impacts.
The government flagged a variety of materials related to the war, including posts mourning the death of Ayatollah Khamenei following his assassination by the U.S. and Israel on the opening day of the conflict.
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