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Guess Why Facebook Censored Israel National News

Facebook disabled an Israeli national news outlet without a clear reason. 

Arutz Sheva reported on Nov. 10 that Facebook had suspended its page with 151,999 followers due to alleged complaints from other users. When the article was published, the outlet wrote, “While the Facebook page is still accessible, Arutz Sheva is unable to upload posts.” However, when MRC Free Speech America attempted to find the page the next day, the page had been completely disabled and was inaccessible to users. 

Arutz Sheva noted that it had received several complaints that “may have stemmed from anti-Israel and antisemitic reporting campaigns against Israeli and Jewish pages.” 

It is unclear whether a complaint against a specific post led to the suspension and disabling of the account. However, the outlet said it had received complaints related to seven reports it had…

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