Just how widespread is antisemitism at Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp? That’s more than simply a rhetorical question at this point. Meta had previously responded to complaints of pro-Hamas content on its platforms by determining that “From the River to the Sea” did not qualify as hate speech and that such content could remain online. But as the NY Post reported yesterday, this wasn’t the first time the company has espoused such views. Members of the company’s oversight board have been critical of Israel’s response to the October 7 terror attacks in the past. Their reason for allowing such language is not only confounding but borders on the nonsensical.
Several members of Meta’s Oversight Board – which faced intense criticism after it determined the anti-Israel phrase “from the river to the sea” doesn’t constitute hate speech –…
