Meta has said it will expand its hate speech policy to cover more uses of the word “Zionist” when applied to Jews or Israelis on its platform.
The update to the policy came, Meta said, after consultations with 145 stakeholders representing civil society and academia across the world.
“We will now remove messages targeting ‘Zionists’ in several areas where our investigation has shown that the term tends to be used to refer to Jews and Israelis, with dehumanising comparisons, calls to harm, or denials of existence,” the company said in a press release on Tuesday.
Meta has been under pressure to crack down on both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian media accounts accused of inciting violence or spreading misinformation since 7 October. ….more
