George Ellenburg (he/him/his)<p>At least <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Perplexity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Perplexity</a><span> got one thing right:<br><br>-----<br>Multiple </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/independent" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#independent</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/investigations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#investigations</a> and <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/leaked" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#leaked</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/internal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#internal</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/data" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#data</a> confirm that <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/SocialMedia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> platforms—especially <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Meta" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meta</a> (<a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Facebook</a> and <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Instagram" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Instagram</a>)—have engaged in <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/widespread" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#widespread</a>, <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/systematic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#systematic</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/censorship" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#censorship</a> of <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/pro-Palestinian" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pro-Palestinian</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/content" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#content</a>, often in direct response to <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Israeli" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Israeli</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/government" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/requests[1][2][3][4][6][7]" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#requests[1][2][3][4][6][7]</a>. This censorship has resulted in the <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/removal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#removal</a>, <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/suppression" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#suppression</a>, or <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/shadowbanning" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shadowbanning</a> of tens of thousands of <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/posts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#posts</a> and <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/accounts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accounts</a><span>, with a disproportionate impact on users from Arab and Muslim-majority countries, but also affecting users worldwide[2][3][4][6].<br><br>Key points from the evidence:<br><br>- Meta has complied with 94% of Israeli government takedown requests since October 7, 2023, resulting in over 90,000 immediate removals and the suppression of millions more posts through automated systems[2][3][4][6].<br>- The vast majority of these requests targeted </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/content" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#content</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/critical" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#critical</a> of <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Israel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Israel</a> or <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/supportive" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#supportive</a> of <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Palestinians" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Palestinians</a><span>, and only a tiny fraction targeted Israeli users[3][6].<br>- </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/HumanRightsWatch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRightsWatch</a> and other NGOs have documented this as a <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/global" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#global</a>, <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/systemic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#systemic</a> pattern of <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/censorship" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#censorship</a><span>, not isolated incidents[1][5][7].<br>- There is no comparable evidence of systematic censorship or suspension for users expressing pro-Israeli views; the </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/documented" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#documented</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/bias" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bias</a><span> overwhelmingly targets pro-Palestinian speech[1][2][3][4][5][6][7].<br><br>In summary, the documented reality is that pro-Palestinian views are aggressively censored on major social media sites, while pro-Israeli views do not face the same level of moderation or suppression. This creates a significant imbalance in the digital public sphere[1][2][3][4][6][7].<br><br>Citations:<br>[1] </span><a href="https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/12/21/metas-broken-promises/systemic-censorship-palestine-content-instagram-and" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/12/21/metas-broken-promises/systemic-censorship-palestine-content-instagram-and</a><span><br>[2] </span><a href="https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-data-israeli-censorship-meta" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-data-israeli-censorship-meta</a><span><br>[3] </span><a href="https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/social-media-platforms-remove-pro-palestinian-posts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/social-media-platforms-remove-pro-palestinian-posts/</a><span><br>[4] </span><a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/crackdown-on-pro-palestinian-content-meta-deletes-over-90000-posts-at-israels-requests/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.palestinechronicle.com/crackdown-on-pro-palestinian-content-meta-deletes-over-90000-posts-at-israels-requests/</a><span><br>[5] </span><a href="https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/10/07/human-rights-ngos-say-social-media-platforms-continue-to-censor-pro-palestine-content" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/10/07/human-rights-ngos-say-social-media-platforms-continue-to-censor-pro-palestine-content</a><span><br>[6] </span><a href="https://7amleh.org/post/meta-must-end-the-systematic-censorship-of-palestinian-content-globally" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://7amleh.org/post/meta-must-end-the-systematic-censorship-of-palestinian-content-globally</a><span><br>[7] </span><a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/20/meta-systemic-censorship-palestine-content" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/20/meta-systemic-censorship-palestine-content</a><span><br>[8] </span><a href="https://www.un.org/unispal/document/ngo-action-news-17-april-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.un.org/unispal/document/ngo-action-news-17-april-2025/</a><span><br>[9] </span><a href="https://features.csis.org/gaza-through-whose-lens/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://features.csis.org/gaza-through-whose-lens/index.html</a><span><br>[10] </span><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/10/24/shadowbanning-are-social-media-giants-censoring-pro-palestine-voices" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/10/24/shadowbanning-are-social-media-giants-censoring-pro-palestine-voices</a><span><br>[11] </span><a href="https://www.iemed.org/publication/the-gaza-war-coverage-the-role-of-social-media-vs-mainstream-media/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.iemed.org/publication/the-gaza-war-coverage-the-role-of-social-media-vs-mainstream-media/</a><span><br><br>---<br>Answer from Perplexity: pplx.ai/share<br><br></span><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@israel@a.gup.pe</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@palestine@a.gup.pe</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/gaza" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gaza@a.gup.pe</a></p>