On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 9:09 AM Mondoweiss: Power & Pushback < [email protected]> wrote:
> > New report details Meta’s crackdown on Palestinian digital content > (Image: Meta logo) > > A new report details Meta’s systematic suppression of Palestinian digital > content. > > “The Platformicide of Palestine 2021–2025” > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tj/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjE5MDUyNzYwNDkwMTU0NTUwMSxcInJcIjoxOTA1Mjc2NTY4ODU3NDg4NzB9IiwicyI6IjYxNmJhZjBkYTFlM2FkOTAifQ> > was put together by 7amleh > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tj/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjE5MDUyNzYwNDkxNTE3Njk5MSxcInJcIjoxOTA1Mjc2NTY4ODU3NDg4NzB9IiwicyI6IjQ0NzJjYzQ5YmRlY2RkNGUifQ> > in partnership with Dr. Fabio Cristiano of Utrecht University. The report > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tj/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjE5MDUyNzYwNDkzMDkwNTYzOCxcInJcIjoxOTA1Mjc2NTY4ODU3NDg4NzB9IiwicyI6ImYzNmVmMThlNTgxZTgyODIifQ> > examines 3,520 cases of suppression, and in almost 70% of those cases, > users were not clearly informed what policies they had violated. > > The document shows that there was an uptick in digital violations in the > aftermath of October 7, amid the genocide in Gaza. This crackdown took > place “precisely at a time when Palestinians needed platforms the most” > notes Cristiano. > > According to the report, Meta relies on the Dangerous Organizations and > Individuals (DOI) policy, which was originally developed to address > terrorism, to target content that warrants removal. Before the genocide > began, the company made changes to allow discussion of certain people and > organizations in news reporting. However, in December 2023, they enlarged > the scope of DOI enforcement. > > “By widening the range of actions sanctionable with moderation under DOI, > Meta effectively rigidified their moderation policy language: in practice, > their DOI policy updates during the genocide mean that more content will be > more heavily moderated, which therefore increases scrutiny on accounts > discussing conflict-related issues,” the authors note. “It is interesting > to account for these policy changes in our analysis of the DOI policy > application to the cases we analyzed. Our analysis reveals that DOI > consistently remained the predominant policy for moderating Palestinian > content both before and after October 7.” > > The report also explains how Meta openly conflates Zionism with Judaism in > many cases and suppresses content for allegedly targeting a protected > group. In July 2024, Meta unveiled a new policy regarding “Zionism” and > said it would begin removing “speech targeting ‘Zionists’ in several areas > where our process showed that the speech tends to be used to refer to Jews > and Israelis with dehumanizing comparisons, calls for harm, or denials of > existence.” > > The report highlights an account that was suspended after it posted clip > of Israeli historian Ilan Pappe speaking. “The Palestinians are asking for > equal citizenship, it is up to the Jews to do the same,” says Pappe. The > story was captioned with “Are we? Zio’s want supremacy and nothing else,” > which was apparently viewed as a dehumanizing or exclusionary reference. > > 7amleh is calling on Meta to undertake a human rights audit of its > moderation systems relating to Palestine, reform its DOI policy, strengthen > protections for journalism and public-interest content, improve > Arabic-language moderation, increase transparency regarding its moderation > decisions. > > “Palestinians increasingly rely on digital platforms to document > violations, share information, preserve collective memory, and advocate for > their rights,” said Nadim Nashif, Founder and Executive Director of 7amleh. > “This research demonstrates that the challenges facing Palestinian content > are not limited to isolated incidents of censorship. They reflect deeper > structural bias and racism within Meta’s moderation systems that continue > to undermine Palestinian digital rights, restrict access to information, > and weaken civic space online.” > *Michigan Indictments* > > Eight protesters have been indicted > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tj/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjE5MDUyNzYwNDk0NTU4NTcxMSxcInJcIjoxOTA1Mjc2NTY4ODU3NDg4NzB9IiwicyI6IjExN2I5NTdhNGJhYWUwMzAifQ> > for allegedly intimidating University of Michigan leaders amid a campaign > aimed at pushing the school to divest from Israel. > > Six of the activists are current university students. They’ve been charged > with conspiracy to transmit a threat, conspiracy to tamper with a witness, > and destruction of property. > > The defendants allegedly vandalized the homes of school president Santa > Ono, university regents, and local businesses. According to the indictment, > they also spray-painted pro-Palestine slogans and, on one occasion, threw a > stink bomb into a house. > > “The defendants and unindicted conspirators orchestrated detailed plans,” > reads the indictment > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tj/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjE5MDUyNzYwNDk1OTIxNzIwMCxcInJcIjoxOTA1Mjc2NTY4ODU3NDg4NzB9IiwicyI6Ijk2MjdlOWRhYWNlMDljMTgifQ>. > “Their criminal activity included spray-painting threats, breaking windows > and throwing glass jars filled with noxious chemicals into family homes. > They marked their victims with threatening symbols used by Hamas, including > red inverted triangles and red handprints. They used the internet and > social media to broadcast their message to ensure their threats and > commitment to continuing criminal activity were heard by their victims and > others who support Israel.” > > “They deliberately chose the one-year anniversary of Hamas’s attack to > engage in some of their most visible criminal acts,” declared > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tj/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjE5MDUyNzYwNDk3Mjg0ODY5NCxcInJcIjoxOTA1Mjc2NTY4ODU3NDg4NzB9IiwicyI6IjA5ODc3NjM1YjBjMWQ4ODUifQ> > a tweet from FBI Director Kash Patel. > > Attorneys from the Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice are > representing the protesters. > > “For decades, students, alumni, workers, and community members have called > on the University of Michigan to divest from Israel and to defend the human > rights of Palestinians,” said Liz Jacob, a staff attorney at the > organization, in a statement > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tj/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjE5MDUyNzYwNDk4NzUyODc2MCxcInJcIjoxOTA1Mjc2NTY4ODU3NDg4NzB9IiwicyI6ImI3YzgzNTA0MGM3Yjk1MjcifQ>. > “Yet, in the last three years protesters who speak out against genocide > have been met with weaponized student discipline, termination and permanent > blacklisting from employment, campus-wide trespass bans, private security > surveillance, and prosecutions by the Michigan Attorney General that have > had all charges dismissed. And now, Michigan protesters advocating for > human rights are facing repression at the highest levels from the Trump > administration.” > > “The escalating repression and criminalization of Palestine solidarity > protesters undermines all of our rights to free speech, protest, and > dissent,” she continued. > > The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) > has also issued a statement expressing concerns about the indictment. > > “A criminal indictment should identify alleged criminal acts—not create > the impression that constitutionally protected viewpoints or participation > in peaceful demonstrations somehow provide evidence of criminal intent,” it > reads. “The government should be exceptionally careful not to blur the line > between alleged unlawful conduct and lawful political expression. When an > indictment incorporates extensive references to protected advocacy, there > is a legitimate concern that it may sweep constitutionally protected speech > into the narrative of criminal prosecution in a manner that is both > inappropriate and unnecessary.” > > If convicted, the protesters could face up to 20 years in prison and a > fine of up to $250,000. > *Further Reading* > > - The Guardian: Palestine Action ban will be overturned, group’s > co-founder vows > > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tj/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjE5MDUyNzYwNTAwMzI1NzQwOSxcInJcIjoxOTA1Mjc2NTY4ODU3NDg4NzB9IiwicyI6IjI1YWVjMmZjYzY3NzRiNzEifQ> > - City Journal: Behind the Park Slope Food Co-op’s Vote to Boycott > Israel > > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tj/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjE5MDUyNzYwNTAyMTA4MzIwNCxcInJcIjoxOTA1Mjc2NTY4ODU3NDg4NzB9IiwicyI6ImQ5YzE5OTYzMzhjOGVlNDQifQ> > - Democracy Now: Trita Parsi on What May Be in the U.S.-Iran Peace > Deal & Being Threatened with Deportation > > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tj/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjE5MDUyNzYwNTAzNjgxMTg0NSxcInJcIjoxOTA1Mjc2NTY4ODU3NDg4NzB9IiwicyI6IjgzNDhiNjFiMzc0MDIyM2UifQ> > - Detroit News: Ex-Abdul El-Sayed campaign staffer charged in UM > threat case > > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tj/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjE5MDUyNzYwNTA1MjU0MDQ4NixcInJcIjoxOTA1Mjc2NTY4ODU3NDg4NzB9IiwicyI6ImQ5NDQ0OGZiNDVhMzgxMmMifQ> > - Kera News: Pro-Palestinian protestors sue UT Dallas leaders, police > officers over alleged punishment > > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tj/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjE5MDUyNzYwNTA2NzIyMDU1MSxcInJcIjoxOTA1Mjc2NTY4ODU3NDg4NzB9IiwicyI6IjRiOWM4NTg5ZTc3NDY2YTkifQ> > > [image: Yumna Patel, Mondoweiss Palestine News Director] Michael Arria, > U.S. Correspondent > > Articles > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tj/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjE5MDUyNzYwNTA4MTkwMDYxNixcInJcIjoxOTA1Mjc2NTY4ODU3NDg4NzB9IiwicyI6ImQ4MWIyNTJjMmJlMWE4YmQifQ> > / > X (Twitter > <https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tj/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjU5NzMwLFwibFwiOjE5MDUyNzYwNTA5NjU4MDY4NCxcInJcIjoxOTA1Mjc2NTY4ODU3NDg4NzB9IiwicyI6IjQwZDJkOTg5OGE4ZjM0NTUifQ> > ) > > *Got a tip? 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