Recently, social media platforms, including Meta (formerly Facebook), have had a significant impact on public discourse and perceptions of the conflict.

Unfortunately, Meta’s handling of disinformation related to Gaza has raised concerns about its impact on truth, objectivity and the potential consequences for the people involved, Anadolu Agency reports.

While users who want to support Israel can do so easily, those who take a pro-Palestinian stance find their accounts banned, censored, or reduced in visibility.

Some have even been declared terrorists. This situation has been expressed by many users and organisations that monitor freedom of expression.

While Meta made it easy to share fabricated content produced to justify Israel’s brutal attacks, it suppressed the posts of Palestinian supporters under some pretexts, such as community rules or some algorithmic errors.

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