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Meta’s Oversight Board says it will fast-track two cases dealing with content takedowns on Facebook and Instagram related to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The cases mark the first time the independent board has opted to expedite a review, which allows it to make a decision in as little as instead of the typical weeks or months-long process.The group says it has seen a surge in appeals since the start of the conflict with “an almost three-fold increase in the daily average of appeals” related to the Middle East and North…

Several Palestinian advocacy groups are calling on the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to address long-standing content moderation issues they allege have unfairly restricted Palestinian speech in the wake of the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in October. The “Meta: Let Palestine Speak” petition accuses the tech giant of unfairly removing content and suspending or “shadow banning” accounts from Palestinians, while failing to adequately address “incendiary Hebrew-language content.” The…

Susan Sarandon has apologized for her recent controversial comments regarding the Israel–Hamas conflict. The Oscar-winning actress took to Instagram Friday, writing, “Recently, I attended a rally alongside a diverse group of activists seeking to highlight the urgent humanitarian crisis in Gaza and call for a ceasefire. I had not planned to speak but was invited to take the stage and say a few words.” “Intending to communicate my concern for an increase in hate crimes, I said that Jewish…

Loads of social media users are wondering what just came out of Julianna Margulies’ mouth. The “Good Wife” and “Morning Show” actor is in hot water for comments she made about antisemitism and what she says is the lack of support by the Black and LGBTQ+ communities for Israel in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.Critics have a few choice words for her choice of words, such as “racist,” “Islamophobic” and “transphobic.”The actress was on the Nov. 20 episode of “The Back Room With Andy Ostroy,” her second time on the…

To listen to this profile, press the play button below: In the days following the Oct. 7 attack in Israel, Sarah Silverman posted on Instagram dozens of times. Like millions around the world, she was devastated by the reports of more than 1,300 civilians killed by Hamas militants, and took to social media to express her distress. She shared videos of the festival-goers who were taken hostage, words from activists about antisemitism, a note acknowledging the war had prompted her to start praying.Then, on the…

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Wix CEO Avishai Abrahami on Wix's embrace of AI, how the business models of the web can survive AI, Israel-Hamas war content moderation, and more — The co-founder of website builder Wix is embracing generative AI, and he's not too worried that it might destroy the business models of the web. Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Wix CEO Avishai Abrahami on Wix's embrace of AI, how the business models of the web can survive AI, Israel-Hamas war content…

More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday accused X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, of failing to curb and profiting from misinformation and violent content related to the Israel-Hamas war. In a letter to X CEO Linda Yaccarino and owner Elon Musk, the lawmakers voiced concerns about the social media company’s “ongoing failure” to enforce its policies on “the promotion of misinformation and hateful, violent, and terroristic propaganda videos” since the outbreak of the conflict last month.…

Scream franchise star Melissa Barrera has publicly responded to being fired from Scream VII for sharing posts that the film’s production company says were interpreted as antisemitic. The actor said that she condemned antisemitism and Islamophobia but would “continue to speak out” on the Israel-Hamas conflict.Barrera, who starred in the fifth and sixth Scream films and was set to star in the forthcoming seventh instalment, has been outspoken in support of Palestine on social media, where she has described Israel as…

Amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, multiple celebrities have been cancelled over insensitive or offensive social media posts. Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on November 7, killing more than 1,000 people and taking over 240 hostages to the Gaza strip. Israel responded with multiple airstrikes. Mia Khalifa and Melissa Barrera were among multiple celebrities who were cancelled over insensitive or offensive social media posts (miakhalifa/Instagram and melissabarreram/Instagram) Here is a list of Hollywood…

November 21, 2023 @ 3:51 PM Over two dozen House Democrats signed an open letter on Tuesday to Elon Musk and X CEO Linda Yaccarino saying that their social media platform has become a “hotbed of misinformation and terrorist propaganda,” and the platform has been profiting off of related videos from Hamas since the Oct. 7 attacks on Israeli civilians.   Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) penned the open letter, published Tuesday and signed by another 25 Democratic colleagues, including Rep.…