Palestinian digital rights group 7amleh, working with a Utrecht University research team, alleges that Meta has reduced the reach of Palestinian advocacy content, suspended accounts and limited live broadcasts on Facebook and Instagram. The Al Jazeera report, published on August 13, 2026, cites “The Platformside of Palestine 2021–2025,” which analyzed more than 3,500 verified incidents documented through 7amleh’s 7or monitoring system.
Researchers say the cases indicate a structural trend limiting Palestinians’ digital presence, visibility and participation rather than isolated technical errors. From January 2021 through December 2025, only 32.5 percent of documented incidents specified a policy violation. Among cases where a reason was identified, 57.2 percent cited Meta’s Dangerous Organizations and Individuals policy; the figure was 71.1 percent for journalists.
Meta said reported content is now routed to moderators who understand relevant Arabic dialects and that its policy has been revised to allow more social and political speech in certain cases. But 7amleh said it filed 2,828 appeals for affected users over five years and received no response in nearly half. The report also warns that removed Gaza videos and testimony could be lost as potential evidence for future war-crimes investigations.
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