Social media giant Meta has taken more decisive, yet contradicting, action against content connected to the growing military conflict in the Middle East.
Meta on Thursday suspended the Instagram and Facebook accounts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for “repeatedly violating” the company’s policy on dangerous and violent organizations. Khamenei has repeatedly called for Israel to be wiped “off the map,” other remarks associated with genocide and anti-Semitism. On the same day, a report alleged Meta could soon censor the word “Zionist,” a term often used to insult Jewish individuals but otherwise protected by the First Amendment.
Meta is planning on potentially expanding its hate speech policy on the term “Zionist,” according to The Intercept. The social media company reportedly issued a Jan. 30 email to civil groups asking their opinions on whether…
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