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Meta, the company owning Facebook and Instagram, refuses to answer questions on its policy regarding the Israel-Hamas war censorship, despite the pressure from senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, reported TheIntercept on Tuesday.

Meta insists that theres been no discrimination against Palestinian-related content on their platforms, but at the same time, is refusing to provide us with any evidence or data to support that claim, Warren told The Intercept. If its ad-hoc changes and removal of millions of posts didnt discriminate against Palestinian-related content, then whats Meta hiding?

In a letter to Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent earlier in December, Warren posed dozens of specific questions about the companys Gaza-related content moderation efforts, said The Intercept. Warren asked about the "exact numbers of posts about the war, broken down by Hebrew or Arabic, that have been deleted or otherwise suppressed."

Meta's reply provided little detail, with no breakdown on languages or markets presented in the answer: "In the nine days following October 7, we removed or marked as disturbing more than 2,200,000 pieces of content in Hebrew and Arabic for violating our policies.

Now, Warren is joined by Sanders who again appeal to Meta. Metas response, dated January 29, 2024, did not provide any of the requested information necessary to understand Metas treatment of Arabic language or Palestine-related content versus other forms of content, the senators wrote.

They refer the the human rights groups that report "systemic moderation bias against Palestinians," said The Intercept.According to a February report by AccessNow,Meta suspended or restricted the accounts of Palestinian journalists and activists both in and outside of Gaza, and arbitrarily deleted a considerable amount of content, including documentation of atrocities and human rights abuses.

Zuckerberg already finds himself under intense scrutiny from senators. In February, Senate held a hearing focusing on safeguarding children and adolescents on social media, leaders from major platforms, including Meta, where its CEO was openly criticized the platforms' approach to child safety.

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