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In a video on Oct. 13, Instagram influencer and photojournalist Motaz Azaiza shared footage of the rubble of an apartment, the site of an Israeli bombardment that killed 15 of his family members.

He turns the camera on himself first, visibly upset, and then shows the scene—the ruin of the building, a bloodstain, a neighbor carrying a child’s body draped with a shroud.

In response, Meta restricted access to his account.

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[–] [email protected] 103 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Meta was throttling pro-palestinian accounts on Threads. I couldn't post anything but pictures for 2 days.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Remember Instagram's auto translate "bug"?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

Instagram ‘Sincerely Apologizes’ For Inserting ‘Terrorist’ Into Palestinian Bio Translations

The "see translation" feature for user bios was auto-translating phrases that included "Palestinian" and “alhamdulillah” into "Praise be to god, Palestinian terrorists are fighting for their freedom."