META TO LIMIT SOME FACEBOOK COMMENTS ON ISRAELI, PALESTINIAN POSTS

Fri 20 October 2023:

Facebook-owner Meta Platforms has introduced temporary measures to limit “potentially unwelcome or unwanted comments” on posts about the Israel-Hamas war.

Meta said it will change the default setting for people who can comment on new and public Facebook posts created by users “in the region” to only their friends and followers, Meta said in an updated blog post.

A Meta spokesperson declined to specify how the company defined the region. Users can opt-out and change the setting at any time, Meta said.

The social media company added it will disable the ability to see the first one or two comments on posts while scrolling the Facebook feed.

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The coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict on social media platforms has come under scrutiny from the UK government and Brussels, as tech firms including X and Meta were urged to deal with a surge in violent and misleading content on their sites.

In the UK, the technology secretary summoned social media executives on Wednesday to demand the removal from their platforms of violent content related to the Hamas attacks on Israel.

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Michelle Donelan called the meeting as the EU criticised X, formerly Twitter, about discussion of the conflict on its platform including fake news and the use of repurposed historical footage.

The EU’s intervention was followed by a demand to Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, to make sure it is being “vigilant” about illegal content on its platform after the Hamas raids.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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